Lopez Doubles Through Maeroff
Level 23
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Rafael Lopez opened to 125,000 from under the gun and Jason Maeroff three-bet to 400,000 in the cutoff. Lopez four-bet shoved all in for 1,455,000 and Maeroff called.
Rafael Lopez: A♥Q♥
Jason Maeroff: Q♠Q♣
Maeroff was poised to build on his chip lead but the flop of A♠8♣3♣ gave Lopez the best hand. The 9♥ and 8♥ runout were clean for Lopez who doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,950,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
1,670,000
1,130,000
|
1,130,000 |