Big Doubles for Jiang and Blondel
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Blondel Doubles Through Laidlaw:
Thibault Blondel open-jammed from the small blind and Daniel Laidlaw made the call in the big blind.
Blondel: 
Laidlaw: 
Blondel needed some help and would find just enough on the 
board, pairing his jack and scoring the double up.
Jiang Gets Paid by Guo:
With about 130,000 in the middle and a board reading 
, Dong Guo led with a bet of 55,000 from the small blind and Jianbo Jiang raised to 130,000 in the big blind.
Guo thought for a moment and reraised all-in, having Jiang well covered, and Jiang quickly called.
Jiang: 
Guo: 
Jiang had nailed the flop, hitting two pair, well ahead of Guo's ace-high. The 
on the turn gave Gup some outs but Jiang was able to fade the river 
and earn the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
1,320,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
600,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
135,000
1,320,000
|
1,320,000 |