06-01-2008 23:36 UTC-7

Hand #172 - Andy Bloch Doubles Through Nenad Medic

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Nenad Medic has the button. He raises to 300,000, Bloch reraises all in, and Medic calls.

Bloch: {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{5-Spades}

Medic:

{K-Hearts}

{8-Clubs}

The flop is {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{8-Spades}

and Bloch takes the lead with a pair of queens. The turn is the {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

, the river is the {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

, and Bloch gets a much-needed double-up to 1,240,000.

The crowd immediately begins serenading him again with "Happy Birthday" as he rakes in the pot.