Hands #72-76: Laka Doubles Up Through Amato
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Hand #72: Jake Schindler raised all in for 1,060,000 from the small blind and David Peters folded the big blind.
Hand #73: David Laka raised all in from under the gun for 765,000, getting no calls and taking the pot uncontested.
Hand #74: Shawn Buchanan raised to 855,000 cutoff and the rest of the table folded.
Hand #75: Jeremy Wien raised to 160,000 from early position and took the pot with everyone folding.
Hand #76: David Laka shoved all in from the button for 765,000 and John Amato made the call.
Amato showed 
and would need help against Laka’s better 
.
Laka’s double-up chances further improved on a flop of 
.
The turn was the 
and river 
to secure the needed double for Laka, leaving Amato as the new short stack at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
935,000
|
935,000 |
|
740,000
460,000
|
460,000 |