Jones Doubles Through Nahid
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kareef 'Cincinnati' Nahid raised in the hijack and Darrell Jones shoved behind for his last 185,000. The rest of the players folded and Nahid quickly announced the call.
Jones had the dominating hand with 
, facing 
for Nahid, and the 
brought him no bad surprise to claim the pot and the double up.
Nahid, who started the day with only 120,000, is now seated with a huge stack approaching four millions chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,900,000 | 3,780,000 |
|
|
400,000 | 236,000 |
provided some backdoor draws but the 
on the turn quickly ruined all of that. The river was the 
and Platt was forced to head to the payout desk.
, Leonid Yanovski and the big blind checked to Hogyun Kang who bet 175,000. Only Yanovski made the call. 
and Phanrasy was still in a dominating position with his ace-king high. The 
on the river secured the double knockout for Phanrasy.
.
on the river. This time, the action checked to Yu who pushed out a bet of 280,000. His opponent thought for a moment but decided to fold and Yu collected the pot.
, and Beaucage hit the flush thanks to the 