Awerbuch Gets Lucky, then Gets Unlucky
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Chad Awerbuch opened with a raise to 3,500 from middle position and action folded around to the button who three-bet, making it 9,500. Action folded back around to Awerbuch who thought for about 30 seconds, then moved all in for nearly 70,000. His opponent snap-called.
Chad Awerbuch: 
Opponent: 
The flop was decent for Awerbuch when it came 
not giving him what he needed immediately, but giving him gutshot and backdoor flush outs to go with his ace. The turn was the 
though and that would vault him into the lead. The river was the 
though, giving both players a straight, so they would chop the pot.
"I think that's fair," someone on the rail said after the hand.
Awerbuch took his half of the pot and now sit with around 70,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |
and Wakeman bet out 33,000 from middle position. The bet was about the size of the pot and it sent Hari Varma into the tank from the hijack.
for top pair. Varma mucked and Wakeman was award the pot.
to see Argyros take down the pot and shoot to over 100,000 in chips.
to see Seal improve to two pair on the flop before taking down the pot.
and Spano quickly took the lead. He didn't relinquish that lead on the 
turn or the 
river and with that he doubled to over 60,000 chips. 
and thought Hopkins made a pair of sixes on the turn, it wasn't enough to do his opponent's flopped pair of aces, so the player doubled up. 