Spears Receives a Gift
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Andy Spears has almost a quarter of a million chips thanks to a real gift from an opponent at his table.
We hear Loni Harwood telling the tournament's chip leader Hiren Patel that the player had raised from late position, Spears three-bet from the big blind, the player responded with a small four-bet, to which Spears five bet "ripped" over the top of for 114,000. The player made a reluctant call and showed 
and Spears the 
.
A final board reading 
kept Spears' queen ahead and doubled him to 240,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
114,000
|
114,000 |