Lukach Doubles With Nines
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Three ways to a turn on a board of J♥3♣2♠7♣ with around 75,000 in the middle. Gene Gioia checked from the big blind before Peter Lukach jammed for 50,000 from under the gun. Willie Benton tank-folded the button, but Giola decided to call.
Peter Lukach: 9♦9♣ 
Gene Gioia: 9♠4♠
Lukach had a lock on the hand with pocket nines, as Giola called with no pair or draw, and was drawing dead. The K♦ arrived on the river and Lukach doubled up with two nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
312,500
|
312,500 |
|
230,000
87,500
|
87,500 |
|
175,000
72,500
|
72,500 |