Boyd & Obst Get There to Double

Boyd Burnett: AxKx / 2x8xQx7x / Xx All in
Andrew Yeh : 4x4x / 6x10xAx8x / 10x

Andrew Yeh completed to put the action on short stack Boyd Burnett. He had a pained look on his face, nursing a stack of 18,000. His 2x upcard giving him a major decision. He opted on a call.

Boyd put in his last 6,000 on fourth street with Yeh calling. The action was then paused with an all-in and call between James Obst and Maksim Pisarenko on another table.

James Obst: 5x3x / 4xJxKx2x / Xx All in
Maksim Pisarenko: 5x2x / Qx9xJx7x / Ax

Obst put in his last 12,000 on sixth street, with Pisarenko calling. The cards then went on their back.

Pisarenko made a nine-seven on seventh street, meaning Obst needed a nine, eight, seven, six or ace to survive. He peeled the 7x to make a seven-five to double up to around 100,000.

Back on the other table, the floor instructed Boyd and Yeh to turn over thier cards. By seventh street Yeh had ten-eight. Boyd need to hit on seventh to survive.

Boyd had a queen-eight heading to seventh and improved to an eight-seven when he triumphantly turned over a 6x.