Neugebauer Doubles With Big Slick
Level 5
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
With the A♦ exposed on the deal, there was a raise from early position with Luca Viviani calling in the cutoff. Max Neugebauer squeezed it to 8,000 from the small blind, forcing the initial raiser out. Viviani back-raised to 16,000 before Neugebauer jammed for 40,000. Viviani called, and the cards were on their backs with the 2023 WSOPE Main Event champion at risk.
Max Neugebauer: A♥K♦ 
Luca Viviani: J♥J♠
It was a flip, but with one of Neugebauer's outs already dead, Viviani was the favorite with five cards to come.
That all changed after the K♥2♠9♦ flop that saw Neugebauer improve to top pair. The rest of the board came 7♣3♥, and Neugebauer doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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84,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |