Gao Rivers a Pair for a Double
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Alex Visbisky opened to 30,000 in late position and got reraised to 75,000 by Takashi Mizukami on the button. Small blind Mike Gao decided to push all his chips for 240,000 in the middle of the table. Visbisky folded but Mizukami made the call putting Gao at risk.
Mike Gao: A♦K♥ 
Takashi Mizukami: A♠Q♥
Gao already had Mizukami dominated but the board came 7♣5♦7♦2♦K♣ sealing the deal for his double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000
389,500
|
389,500 |
|
465,000
278,000
|
278,000 |
|
400,000
204,500
|
204,500 |