Stead Doubles Up
Kerry Stead has delayed the onset of heads-up play. He opened from the button to 20,000 and was called by Van Marcus from the big blind. The rest of Stead's chips were in the middle after the dealer burned and turned a flop of . Marcus made the call:
Marcus:
Stead:
The repeat on the turn gave Marcus numerous ways to win the hand and knock Stead out. He was disappointed to see the river fall , allowing Stead to double up to 59,000.