Varvat Gets Late Double Up
Level 21
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Following an open-raise to 17,000 from the button, Mathias Bonventi three-bet from the small blind, then Jean-Baptiste Varvat moved all in from the big blind with a relatively short stack. Bonventi made the call and players flipped their cards.
Jean-Baptiste Varvat: K♦Q♠ 
Mathias Bonventi: 5♥5♣
The board ran out Q♥2♦9♦J♦J♠ and Varvat paired his queen on the flop, making two pair with the jacks on board. He won the pot and doubled his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
770,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
170,000
45,000
|
45,000 |