Hegedus Holds to Double Through Alcorn

Laura Fryer

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Heather Alcorn opened to 325,000 from under the gun with J♥J♦. Juliet Hegedus moved all in with K♥K♣ in the hijack for 1,005,000.

Sonia Shashikhina woke up with 9♠9♣ in the small blind and made the fold.

Alcorn asked for a count and called.

Juliet Hegedus: K♥K♣ All in
Heather Alcorn: J♥J♦

Hegedus held on the 8♠5♥5♦ flop, the 6♣ turn and the A♦ river.

Hegedus celebrated with the rail as she secured the double, leaving Alcorn as the shortest stack.