Bennett's Turn to Double
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Blake Ellinghaus raised to 12,000 in middle position, Dustin Bennett moved all in for 48,000 in the hijack, and Ellinghaus called.
Dustin Bennett: A♠Q♠
Blake Ellinghaus: Q♥J♠
Bennett pleaded for spades as the flop came 10♦7♦2♥. Both players hit top pair on the Q♣ turn, and Bennett remained in the lead with his ace-kicker on the 9♥ river to secure the double up.
"Who was rooting for me? Anybody?" Bennett called out to the rest of the room.
Ellinghaus got the chips back the next hand, when he won a race for his last 91,000 with A♥K♥ against an opponent's 9♠9♣. The board ran out 2♦10♦3♥K♦4♠, and Ellinghaus hit top pair on the turn to win the pot and double up.