Barbero Shipping Out Doubles
Level 18
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Monte Hoover jammed on the button with a very short stack, and Nacho Barbero called from the big blind.
Barbero: 
Hoover: 
The board ran out 
, and Hoover doubled up.
Shortly thereafter, Barbero got all in against the other player at the table preflop.
Barbero:
Sebastion Saffari: 
The board came down clean for the nines, and Saffari doubled.
Then, Hoover got all in against Barbero with 
against Barbero's 
. Hoover flopped an eight, which held up. Suddenly, Barbero's once-commanding lead on his table has melted away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
|
160,000
135,200
|
135,200 |
|
60,000
15,500
|
15,500 |