Babusukumar Doubles his Short Stack
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Quan Zhou opened the action from the cutoff with a raise to 240,000, and Benjamin Williams responded with a three-bet to 750,000 out of the small blind. Without hesitation, Umesh Babusukumar moved all in from the big blind for his remaining 430,000. Zhou quickly got out of the way, leaving it to Williams to decide on the short stack’s fate.
Umesh Babusukumar: K♥K♣ 
Benjamin Williams: Q♥Q♠
The board contained A♦9♣4♦9♦9♠, and both players hit a full house, but Babusukumar held the higher one for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,800,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
3,680,000
1,920,000
|
1,920,000 |
|
1,250,000
450,000
|
450,000 |