Jacob's Ladder

Under the gun, Alex Jacob came in with a raise to 20,000. Action passed around to the small blind who came in as the only caller.

Heads up then, the flop came down {9-Diamonds}

. After a check, Jacob continued out with 25,000 more chips. His opponent put in a check-raise to 100,000, and Jacob moved all in for 200,500. With Jacob having him slightly covered, the opponent called all in to put himself at risk of elimination.

Showdown
Jacob: {8-Diamonds}