Galfond Finds a Double Up
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
The action was picked up in a pot of roughly 13,000 on a flop showing 
. Farah Galfond bet 8,000 and her opponent in middle position quickly moved all in for roughly 22,000. Galfond snap-called, barely covering her opponent, and the hands were tabled.
Opponent: 
Farah Galfond: 
The board ran out 
and 
, securing the knockout for Galfond and putting her back to a starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,900 | -15,100 |
turn, Ribouchon led out for 2,800 and Chidwick thought about for a minute before calling. 
hit the river and this time both players checked. Ribouchon tabled 
for two pair and Chidwick sent his cards into the muck.
and the small blind checked. Liu fired out a bet of 6,000 and both opponents quickly folded.
and Barber continued for 4,000. Reissner called to see the 
on the turn.
and Barber put out 30,000.
and this time MacPhee check-folded after his opponent sent 12,000 in the middle.
and Kehoe checked to the hijack who bet 4,000. Filippi got out of the way and Kehoe called to see a turn. 
showed up on the turn and Kehoe checked to the hijack who fired out a 5,600 bet which Kehoe raised to 25,000. The hijack sat in the tank for a while before deciding to fold. Kehoe showed a 
and tossed the other card into the muck.
, to create the following showdown: 
and made his way to the exit.
