Baptiste Doubles Through Xu
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Cristofer Baptiste went all-in for his final 435,000 from early position and was called in the small blind by Hang Xu to put Baptiste at risk.
Cristofer Baptiste: A♠5♥
Hang Xu: 9♠9♥
Baptiste was in trouble against the pocket nines of Xu, but the flop did increase his outs as it came 5♠J♥Q♦.
Baptiste would jump into the lead when the A♣ hit the turn.
The Q♣ peeled off on the river to complete the board and award Baptiste the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
970,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
|
440,000
315,000
|
315,000 |