Skoulos Doubles in Battle of Aces
Level 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 2♣K♠10♦, Dorel Eldabach bet 65,000 from early position, Alexi Skoulos moved all in for 85,000 in the big blind, and Eldabach called.
Alexi Skoulos: A♣Q♠8♣5♥
Dorel Eldabach: A♥9♣8♥3♣
Neither player had a pair yet, but Skoulos had a straight draw and made a pair of queens on the Q♣ turn. The river came the 5♦ and Skoulos improved to two pair to earn a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000 | -160,000 |
|
270,000 | 129,000 |