Flip for Tournament Life
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Andre Marques opened from the hijack to 50,000. Action folded to Martin Hellmuth in the small blind, who moved all in for 770,000 and Marques snap called, leading to a showdown.
Martin Hellmuth: 9♠9♣
Andre Marques: A♠K♠
Hellmuth was flipping for his tournament life, and the board ran out Q♦3♦2♣9♥A♥, giving him a set and a decent double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,590,000
865,000
|
865,000 |
|
1,065,000
1,410,000
|
1,410,000 |