Palacios Doubles Through Freedman
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Marco Palacios just informed the PokerNews Live Reporting team that he had recently doubled.
The hand began with Palacios tossing out a single green chip and announcing an opening raise to 25,000 from under the gun with 
. Wendy Freedman was on the button, didn't notice the open, and threw out 21,000, which bound her to call.
The flop came 
and both players checked.
The turn was an 
, Palacios bet 50,000, and Freedman called.
A 
fell on the river and Palacios jammed for 225,000. Freedman called with a covering stack and tabled for top two pair only to see Palacios table his flopped set to take the pot for a full double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
770,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
160,000
265,000
|
265,000 |