Balint Pairs Up to Double Up
Level 24
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Giorgi Barabadze had raised from the hijack when Iosif Balint threw in his stack of 305,000 from the small blind. Barabadze asked for a count and then made a quick call.
Iosif Balint: Q♠10♣ 
Giorgi Barabadze: J♠J♣
Balint stood up as the Q♥4♦4♠ flop hit the table. His pair of queens saw him take the lead and he looked on as the 8♣K♥ runout completed the board before sitting back down with twice as many chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
875,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
660,000
422,000
|
422,000 |