Hands #25-26: Tanouye Doubles Through Afriat
Level 37
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #25: Joe Cada raised to 800,000 from the button and Richard Cox called from the big blind. The flop came 
, Cox bet 1.2 million, and Cada called. The turn was the 
, Cox checked, Cada bet 1.3 million, and Cox folded after some consideration.
Hand #26: Eric Afriat raised the button to 800,000 and Jeffrey Tanouye called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Tanouye checked. Afriat bet 800,000, Tanouye jammed, and Afriat called with a covering stack.
Tanoyue: 
Afriat: 
Afriat had the edge and Tanouye needed to improve to survive. The 
on the turn made Tanouye's straight and left Afrait drawing thin. The 
river changed nothing and Tanouye doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,520,000
5,400,000
|
5,400,000 |
|
9,500,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |