Taveras Hits Gold On River
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Gilberto Taveras opened with a raise to 5,000 from early position and the player on the button called, the small blind folded and the big blind moved all in for 50,000. Gilberto Taveras called for less and the button player folded.
Gilberto Taveras: 
Opponent: 
Taveras was behind but had two overcards to his opponents pocket jacks. The flop was no help came 
.
The turn was also a brick as it came the 
and Taveras needed to hit one of his overcards to stay alive.
Luckily for Taveras, the dealer put the 
on the river and he got the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | 85,000 |