Tamayo and Jacobson Find the Double
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jonathan Tamayo jammed for his last 435,000 from the small blind and Paul Hoefer called from the big blind.
Jonathan Tamayo: A♦6♦
Paul Hoefer: K♥3♦
Tamayo stayed ahead on the 6♣Q♣2♥ flop, and improved to a pair of sixes.
Therw was little to sweat on the 5♦ turn and 7♥ river, and Tamayo kept his seat.
On the table across Martin Jacobson had just secured a double up after openeing to 375,000 from under the gun. He was faced with a jam from Christopher Vitch in the small blind who covered him by 790,000 and Jacobson called off his remaining stack, putting himself at risk of elimination.
Martin Jacobson: A♣Q♥
Christopher Vitch: Q♣Q♦
Jacobson immediately picked up on the A♠8♥10♥ flop, and held on the 8♣ turn and J♣ river.