Seidel Scores Big Double Through Covington
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The action started with a raise to 3,000 by Colby Covington and Erik Seidel flat-called. Mark Zajdner three-bet the pot to 14,800 on the button and Covington called. Seidel in the cutoff then reraised the pot to just shy of 60,000 for two thirds of his stack. That got rid of Zajdner while Covington called and checked the 5♣4♠2♠ flop. Seidel pushed all-in and Covington called.
Erik Seidel: A♣A♥Q♠4♣ 
Colby Covington: K♥K♦8♦8♥
The A♦ turn improved Seidel to an unbeatable set of aces, which he had needed as the 8♣ river gave Covington the now inferior set of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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195,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
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|
90,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
85,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
65,000
18,500
|
18,500 |