Shappy Smacks the River to Double
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Russell Shappy moved all in for 290,000 in early position. Dennis Backhaus, who exchanged his rubber duck suit for a Lego one today, snap-called once action got to him in the big blind.
Russell Shappy: A♣J♥
Dennis Backhaus: A♥Q♥
Backhaus had Shappy dominated as the flop came A♠5♦5♣, giving both players two pair. The turn was the 2♥, but the J♠ river gave Shappy aces and jacks to earn the double up.