Jacks Hold for Moraes to Stay Alive
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Srikanth Yadlapati opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 60,000. When it folded around to Rafael Moraes in the big blind, he moved all in for his remaining 420,000. Yadlapati didn’t waste a second before making the call.
Rafael Moraes: J♣J♥
Srikanth Yadlapati: A♥9♣
Moraes needed his jacks to hold to keep his tournament hopes alive. The board ran out 2♥5♦Q♦10♠7♣, clean and safe for the pair of jacks, giving Moraes the full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,280,000
40,000
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40,000 |
|
875,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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