Abillama Rivers Quads to Double Up
Level 21
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Chady Abillama opened to 75,000 and was called by five of his tablemates including Alexandre Ruest. The flop was ![]()
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and Abillama moved all-in first to act.
Ruest re-raised all-in, covering Abillama and the rest of the table folded.
Abillama: ![]()
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Ruest: ![]()
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Abillama's set of fives was good so far but Ruest made his flush with the
on the turn. Abillama needed the board to pair in order to take the pot and the river brought the best pair he could ask for, the
, giving him quad fives and more importantly, a huge double up.
Abillama's all-in was cut down, totalling 821,000 and Ruest was forced to slide the majority of his stack across the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,040,000
1,603,000
|
1,603,000 |
|
|
245,000
665,000
|
665,000 |