Hoffman Doubles To The Realm of Respectability
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
On a flop of 
, Hunter Frey bet out 31,500 chips. Another player in middle position raised to 120,000. Action on Jedidiah Hoffman, he raised all in.
Action folded back to Frey who folded, but the player who reraised Frey went into the tank. He took off his hat, rubbed his head, asked for a count and finally after about a minute of theatrics, made the call.
Hoffman was in good shape as he had flopped a set with 
and his opponent would need to catch some running cards with 
. The 
ended it for Hoffman as his opponent was already drawing dead, but the dealer put out the 
on the river anyways.
After that double Hoffman has moved into the realm of respectability and now has one of the largest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
515,000 | 481,000 |