Kirsch Doubles With Kings
Level 13
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Richard Kirsch just told us that he doubled in a huge pot right before the dinner break. There was a raise to 2,400 and a three-bet to 7,500 before the action got to him. He called holding 
, the original raiser shoved for about 100,000, the three-bettor folded, and Kirsch called to put himself at risk. Kirsch's opponent flipped over 
and didn't get any help from the board so Kirsch took the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 |
and Le took the pot to double up.
. They got the money in and Geshkenbein found no help on the 
board. He had about 25,000 coming to the hand and the other player had him covered by some distance. Geshkenbein wished the table good luck and walked away from the tournament room.
and Hallaert took the pot with a pair of aces to send his opponent to the rail.
to give Zinno a pair of tens on flop and a gutshot straight draw.
on the turn was exactly one of the cards Zinno was looking for to double up.
. The 
turn was checked by both players and the 
river double paired the board. Klodnicki paused for a moment and then slid in a chunk of 5,000-denomination chips to cover his opponent's remaining stack of 13,000 or so. He earned a fast fold and eclipsed the 60,000-mark.
