Timofeev Doubles Up Early
Level 18
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Anatolii Zyrin in early position limped and it folded to David Worden in middle position who raised to 18,000. The Russian player Denis Timofeev three-bet to 47,000 from the small blind. Zyrin folded to Worden who made the call.
The flop came 
and Timofeev bet 35,000, but Worden went further, moving all in to put Timofeev at risk for his remaining 129,000 chips. Timofeev, who won the World Series of Poker $1,000 Double Stack Turbo event last year for $199,586 and his first WSOP bracelet, made the call.
Timofeev: 
Worden: 
The turn 
and river 
were no help to Worden and Timoffev's pocket queens held to give him an early chip advantage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
155,000
|
155,000 |