Sanchez Doubles on the Bubble
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Xiaoyao Ma raised to 40,000 under the gun before John Riordan three-bet to 125,000 from middle position. Diego Sanchez four-bet jammed for 128,000, which forced Ma to fold. Riodan called for the extra few thousand and the Sanchez was at risk.
Diego Sanchez: K♠K♦ 
John Riordan: J♣9♥
Sanchez needed his kings to hold, to keep the tournament on the bubble. Sanchez got a clean runout of A♦7♣4♠A♥7♠ to have Riordan drawing dead by the turn, and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
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|
560,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
310,000
185,000
|
185,000 |