Cong Pham Doubles Up
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
A player in Seat 2 opened the action for 6,000 and Cong Pham raised it to 20,400 out of the small blind. His opponent made the call and told Pham "just put it in, might as well" since Pham only had another 21,500 in front of him.
The dealer put out a flop of 
and Pham did precisely what his opponent asked him to, moving all in. He was snap-called by his opponent and the hands were revealed:
Pham: 
for a pair of kings
Opponent: 
for a pair of kings plus an open-ended straight draw
Pham's opponent had tons of outs to improve but the 
on the turn was not one of them. The river was the 
and Pham would take the pot down with two pair, kings and fives, with an ace kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,400
27,400
|
27,400 |