Fairchild Doubles through Newhouse
Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Mark Newhouse opened to 1,000,000 from the cutoff and Halford Fairchild moved all in for 7,050,000. Newhouse took no time to call, and the pair went to showdown.
Halford Fairchild: A♥K♠
Mark Newhouse: Q♠Q♣
The 3♣7♦8♥ flop kept Newhouse ahead, but the K♦ turn saw Fairchild take the lead.
A 2♠ river locked up the double for Fairchild, and he sat back with around 30 big blinds after the hand.