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.