Gutierrez Doubles Up With Higher Pocket Pair
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Dylan DeStefano raised from under the gun and Kanan Taherkhani three-bet to 50,000. Elias Gutierrez then moved all in from the big blind for 290,000. DeStefano folded and Taherkhani made the call with the bigger stack. Players turned over their cards.
Elias Gutierrez: 9?9?
Kanan Taherkhani: 8?8?
The board ran out 5?10?6?4?J?. Gutierrez held with his pocket nines to double up his stack. Taherkhani, who started the day as chip leader, took a big blow. His stack was reduced to around 280,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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620,000
295,000
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295,000 |
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280,000
-476,500
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-476,500 |
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