Dauphinais Spikes a Queen to Double
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Stephen Dauphinais opened to 24,000 from middle position and Anton Beno three-bet shoved with a covering stack from the big blind. Dauphinas, who started the hand with 179,000, snap-called.
Stephen Dauphinais: K♠Q♠ 
Anton Beno: A♣K♥
Dauphinas was in rough shape with a dominated king but he took the lead with top pair on the 5♥2♥Q♦ flop. He remained ahead as the rest of the board ran out 4♣6♠ to double up through Beno.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
684,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
376,000
44,000
|
44,000 |