Palma Doubles Stack as Bubble Approaches
Level 17
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Timur Kurbanov raised to 8,000 from early position and Nick Palma moved all in from the button for 68,000. Kurbanov called with the covering stack to hunt for the bounty and players flipped their cards.
Nick Palma: A?Q? 
Timur Kurbanov: 8?7?
The board ran out 8?Q?10?9?2? and Palma paired his queen on the flop. Kurbanov also made a pair and picked up a straight draw on the turn, but Palma held to double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
157,000
117,500
|
117,500 |
|
152,000
17,000
|
17,000 |