Williams Doubles on the Bubble
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Level 17
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
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On the first hand of hand-for-hand play, there were two all-ins and a call. In one of them, Ralph Marquez had raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and the short-stacked David Williams just called from the big blind, leaving himself a paltry 16,000 behind.
The flop fell 5?K?9? and Williams put in his remaining chips, which Marquez called.
Ralph Marquez: A?8?
David Williams: K?Q?
Williams' stop-and-go play had him out in front, but the 4? turn made things interesting as Marquez picked up a flush draw.
Fortunately for the 2004 WSOP Main Event runner-up, the 6? river was a brick and he doubled on the bubble to keep his 2023 NAPT dreams alive.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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150,000
-50,000
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-50,000 |
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65,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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