Kings for Castro
Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Harvey Castro chose to go all in from middle position before being called in the cutoff by Brian Battistone. Jonathan Azoulay chose to raise to 405,000 from his big blind, which pushed out Battistone to make the hand go heads-up to showdown.
Harvey Castro: K♣K♠
Jonathan Azoulay: A♥8♥
The flop of Q♥9♦9♣ was safe for the pocket kings of Castro. The 3♣ turn and the 4♥ river offered no sweat for Castro as he secured a triple up to get back into the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
239,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
145,000
15,000
|
15,000 |