Stranak's Queens Earn Him a Double-Up
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With roughly 80,000 in the pot already on a flop of 4♣10♦3♥, Samuel Stranak jammed for his stack of 44,000. Ryan Fronda, who was seated in the cutoff, thought for a while before making the call for the majority of his stack.
Samuel Stranak: A♣Q♣Q♦7♥ 
Ryan Fronda: K♥J♣J♥4♥
Stranka had the higher pocket pair and needed to dodge an unfortunate runout to double up. The 8♥ turn gave Fronda a flush draw, although he missed all his outs on the 6♠ river.
Stranak doubled up, while Fronda was left with just over five big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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165,000 | |
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22,000
49,500
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49,500 |