Craig's Turn To Double With Queens
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Benjamin Craig was in the big blind and saw a middle-position raise to 2,000 and a hijack three-bet to 5,000 in front of him. Craig cold-called and the original raiser came along as well, taking postflop action three ways.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and action checked to the three-bettor in the hijack, who made a continuation-bet of 15,000. Craig thought for a bit and then check-shoved. The player in middle position folded and then the hijack called.
Benjamin Craig: 
Hijack: 
Craig's queens were out in front and remained there as the turn 
and river 
completed the runout to earn him the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
127,600 | 70,600 |
and the two got stacks in on a queen-high flop, with Ahmed hitting the much-needed three outer on the turn and holding to stay alive.
and Sarkisyan reached for chips again. He cut out two stacks of 1,000-chips, each four tall, and slid them forward onto the felt. His opponent went deeper into the tank this time, thinking for two full minutes.
before sending them face-up across the felt to the muck. One of the two cards landed directly on the five community cards and shot across the table right to Sarkisyan, who calmly picked it up and tossed it forward to the muck. He then pulled back his bet and exchanged his own two cards for the pot, bringing his stack up to 218,000 in the process.