Lazenby Doubles and then Busts Opponent
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
After a flop of
, Simon Lazenby was all in and at risk after calling the all in of an opponent with
for ace-high. It was a marginal and risky move, but his opponent only held
for the open ended straight draw. Lazenby held up with the
turn and the
river as final two community cards to double up to 47,000.
One hand later the same opponent was all in short-stacked with
and this time Lazenby had the far more dominating hand in
. The
flop was a little shock, but the
turn paired the board and brought Lazenby back into the lead. A blank
river sent the opponent to the rail and Lazenby apologized. "That was #### lucky," another player on the table remarked. "That's my middle name," joked Lazenby before stacking the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
53,000
17,000
|
17,000 |