MacDonald and Van Blarcum Both Double Up
Blinds: 3,600/7,200
Alyssa MacDonald limped in on the button and Viktor Kudinov opted to check.
The flop came 
, Kudinov check-raised the 10,800 bet of MacDonald to 34,560. MacDonald responded with a shove for 141,344 which Kudinov called.
Alyssa MacDonald: 
Viktor Kudinov: 
MacDonald had flopped a straight but Kudinov held the flush.
The rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river for MacDonald to stay alive and double up with the higher turned flush.
On the other table, Luke Sneath raised to 14,400 from the button and Aaron Van Blarcum three-bet shoved for 133,877 and was called by the bigger stack.
Aaron Van Blarcum: 
Luke Sneath: 
The board ran out 
for Van Blarcum to flop two pair immediately to double up with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
297,088 | 166,544 |
|
267,754 | 144,677 |
|
212,246 | -144,677 |
|
182,912 | -166,544 |