Ghio Doubles, Pham on Fumes
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Joe Ghio arrived at the main feature table as the short stack and pushed all in for 7,450,000 in early position. Cong Pham on his left also moved all in for 7,775,000 and the rest of the table folded.
Joe Ghio: 7♠7♦
Cong Pham: A♣Q♦
It was a coinflip and the flop of K♠10♥6♥ left Ghio in the lead despite Pham picking up more outs. The 9♥ on the turn and the 4♦ on the river bricked out and Ghio doubled up, leaving Pham on fumes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,900,000 | 5,650,000 |
|
325,000 | -6,850,000 |