Simao Survives on First Hand
Level 22
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Joao Simao moved all in for his short stack of 50,000 in the hijack, and Jonathan Jaffe raised to 250,000 in the cutoff. The rest of the table folded, leaving Simao at risk heads up.
Joao Simao: A♣9♠ 
Jonathan Jaffe: A♠10♣
Simao found the help he needed on the 9♣7♠A♦ flop, and Jaffe could not improve on the Q♠ turn or 8♣ river. Simao survived with two pair, more than tripling his stack to start the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,200,000
250,000
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250,000 |
|
300,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
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