Paredes Doubles Through Lopez
Level 29
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Henri Perez Lopez opened to 400,000 from the cutoff before Victor Paredes put all his chips in the middle for 1,375,000 from the small blind. Lopez made the call as Paredes' tournament life was on the line.
Victor Paredes: J♣J♠
Henri Perez Lopez: 9♦9♣
Paredes had a significant lead with the better pocket pair, and the runout did not bring an upset as it came 10♥5♦K♦K♣6♠ to award Paredes the double.