Konnikova Scores Massive Double Up
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The action was picked up in a pot of 42,000 on a flop showing 
. Daniel De Sousa Custodio bet out 30,000 from the cutoff and Maria Konnikova moved all in for 169,000 next to act. Custodio took a few seconds before making the call and the cards were on their backs.
Maria Konnikova: 
Daniel De Sousa Custodio: 
It was virtually a coin flip between the queens for Custodio and the open-ended straight draw and flush draw for Konnikova. The turn came the 
and the river fell the 
, giving Konnikova a flush and a massive double up late into Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000 | 153,000 |
|
190,000 | -185,000 |