Lappin Doubles Then is Scythed in Half
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
David Lappin only recently doubled his stack when his pocket threes held against ace-queen, but he's lost those chips to Scott Byron.
Nick Smith opened from the button and Lappin three-bet all-in from the small blind. Byron then reshoved over the top of Lappin for 175,000 and Smith folded. Lappin had Smith covered by 87,000 and would eliminate him if his 
could pair up versus the 
. However, the board ran a jacks-friendly 
to knock Lappin back down to a push-or-fold stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
395,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
87,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
||