Ghafoor Doubles in Dramatic Fashion
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Erno Suominen raised to 14,000 from the cutoff and Vasile Paul Plastoi called in the small blind, Farook Ghafoor then three-bet to 38,000. Suominen folded, but Plastoi called and the flop came 
.
Plastoi checked, Ghafoor bet 85,000 and then called the shove of Plastoi to put himself at risk in a huge pot.
Farook Ghafoor: 
Vasile Paul Plastoi: 
The 
on the turn gave Ghafoor some hope, and sure enough the 
on the river improved him to a full house and caused gasps all around. Ghafoor doubled for 357,500 and left Plastoi with a mere 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
705,500
|
705,500 |
|
445,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
135,000
465,000
|
465,000 |