Fugate Doubles Through Serrao
Level 19
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Zhongmin Xia started the action with a min-raise of 24,000 and got three callers in Julio Serrao, Michael Fugate in cutoff, and Zhan Guo in the big blind.
All players saw a flop of Q♦3♦10♥. After action was passed to him, Serrao bet 20,000 which got an all-in reply from Fugate for 217,000. Everyone else got out of the way except Serrao, who made the call.
Michael Fugate: A♥Q♥ 
Julio Serrao: K♣Q♣
Both players hit top pair on the board, but Fugate had the superior kicker. The runout 9♣9♥ didn't help Serrao. The pot was awarded to Fugate for a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
575,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
540,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
460,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
300,000
161,000
|
161,000 |