Haxton Scores Double Knockout in Final Level of Day 1a
Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Akihiro Konishi moved in his last 85,000 from the cutoff. Isaac Haxton called on the button before Anatoly Filatov three-bet to 300,000 in the big blind.
Haxton back-jammed, and Filatov called off his stack of 1,600,000 after some thought.
Akihiro Konishi: A♦7♥
Anatoly Filatov: 10♥10♣
Isaac Haxton: A♠Q♣
Haxton paired up on the 2♦A♥J♠ flop, granting him a big lead. Filatov was down to two outs after the 3♥ turn, and neither of them arrived on the 2♠ river.
Konishi and Filatov exited during the final stages of the night, while Haxton shipped the pot and contested for the chip lead.