Xu Doubles Against Jaka
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Qiang Xu was the first to act and opened to 60,000. Amir Mirrasouli called from the hijack before Faraz Jaka raised it to 125,000 from the cutoff. Xu chose to respond with an all-in for 220,000, which led to a fold from Mirrasouli before Jaka called off to put Xu at risk.
Qiang Xu: A♣A♠
Faraz Jaka: 8♠8♣
Xu was way ahead with his pocket aces versus the pocket eights of Jaka and the runout did not offer a sweat as it came K♦3♠Q♠6♠9♣ to award Xu the double and dent Jaka's stack back down below a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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850,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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625,000
485,000
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485,000 |
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160,000
410,000
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410,000 |