Kennedy Doubles Up Through Masters
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Carl Masters opened from the hijack for 70,000, before Day 1A chip leader James Kennedy jammed in the cutoff with 1,205,000 behind.
"You might want to stick around, might have a huge pot," Masters told PokerNews while action was moving back around to Kennedy.
"It is going to be a huge pot," Kennedy added, while already having his hand on his stack, prepared to push them in the middle and simply waiting for the action to get to him. Eventually it did, and he snap-called with the effective stack of 385,000.
James Kennedy: 
Carl Masters: 
The flip quickly tilted in Kennedy's favor as the 
appeared in the window on the 
flop. The 
turn and river completed the board and ensured the double up for Kennedy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
830,000 | 445,000 |
|
820,000 | -90,000 |