Roth Doubles Through Leader
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Christopher Roth raised to 20,000 in the cutoff and Renji Mao defended his big blind. The flop fell 9♠J♥7♠ and Mao check-raised Roth all in for 78,000 chips.
Roth made the call as the cards hit their backs.
Christopher Roth: A♣K♠10♥8♣ 
Renji Mao: Q♠10♦5♥3♠
Roth had flopped the nuts, and they held up on the 2♥6♥ runout to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,600,000
250,000
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250,000 |
|
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660,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
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477,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
335,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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208,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
134,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
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