Appel Scores a Fortunate Double
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Hennie Appel moved all-in for 86,000 in the hijack and Nic Ioannoy called on the button, the blinds all folded.
Hennie Appel: Q♠8♦
Nic Ioannoy: A♣J♦
Ioannoy had won several medium-sized pots to build a profit, but would lose most of it on the K♥Q♦2♥7♦K♣ runout as Appel survived.
"Why did you do it?" Ioannoy asked and some of the other players at the table laughed.