Gioia Doubles To Receive a Near-Fresh Stack
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Norm Tanner opened the action with a raise to 800 in early position and received calls from Phil Gioia in the hijack and the player on the button. Postflop action checked to the player on the button, who bet 2,000 on 
. Tanner folded and Gioia called.
Action was then heads up to the turn 
, where Gioia checked again. The player on the button bet 3,000 and Gioia check-shoved for 10,700. The player on the button called.
Phil Gioia: 
Player on the Button: 
Gioia's queens full were ahead of his opponent's lesser full house and he needed only to fade the case five to earn the double. He had no issue doing so as 
completed the runout and the double was shipped his way, taking him back up to nearly starting stack after a slow start to the afternoon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,700
5,700
|
5,700 |
|
28,300
-1,700
|
-1,700 |