Grafton Doubles Through Stevens
Level 2
: 1,400/2,800, 350 ante
Bert "girafganger7" Stevens raised to 7,000 from the button and Sam "SamSquid" Grafton three-bet to 32,200 from the small blind. Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams folded his big blind but Stevens four-bet to 70,000 for Grafton to make the call.
The flop came 
, Grafton check-raised the 37,583 bet of Stevens to 75,166 for Stevens to respond with a shove and Grafton to make the call for the 181,100 he had behind.
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton: 
Bert "girafganger7" Stevens: 
Stevens held the overpair while Grafton held the flush draw and the gutshot to a straight.
The turn was the 
to add some extra outs for the PokerStars Ambassador and the river completed the board with the 
for Grafton to hit the flush to earn the early double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
506,750
257,050
|
257,050 |
|
||
|
252,100
2,100
|
2,100 |
|
242,650
-7,350
|
-7,350 |
|
|
219,552
5,600
|
5,600 |
|
|
41,430
-258,800
|
-258,800 |