Triple Up for Birizdo in Final Hand
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
In the final hand on the outer table, James Mendoza raised to 30,000 from under the gun. Gavin three-bet to 81,000 in the small blind and Istvan Birizdo called all-in for 58,000 out of the big blind, Mendoza called the three-bet.
Both active players checked down the entire board of Q♦7♦7♠4♥5♣ and the cards were revealed.
Birizdo tripled up with the J♦J♠, while Mendoza won the side pot with K♠5♠ against the A♣2♥ of Gavin.
After the hand was done, they raced off the T-1,000 chips and bagged up whatever they had at their disposal on both tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,180,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
680,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
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|
400,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
205,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
185,000
90,000
|
90,000 |