Chernigoff Doubles on the Bubble
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
In the first round of hand-for-hand play, Glenn Chernigoff raised to 28,000 from the small blind and Nils Tolpingrud called in the big blind.
The flop came 
, Chernigoff continued with a bet of 35,000 and Tolpingrud shoved with the bigger stack. Chernigoff contemplated for a while and then made the call for his last 260,000.
Glenn Chernigoff: 
Nils Tolpingrud: 
Chernigoff had flopped a pair of nines and the flush draw, Tolpingrud had the open-ended straight draw and the lower flush draw.
The turn was the 
while the river completed the board with the 
to secure the double-up for Chernigoff as he rivered the higher flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
588,000 | 276,000 |
|
290,000 | -270,000 |