Spires Doubles Through Le
Alex Masek started the action by raising under the gun to 155,000. Tong Le was next to act, and he made it 490,000 to go. Leroy Spires was next to act, and he very quickly moved all in for 1.125 million! It folded back around to Masek, who tanked for about a minute before folding. It was back to Le, and after a few moments of thinking, he made the call.
Le: 
Spires: 
Spires would need some help to survive, and he got a ton of it on the flop, as it came 
. The turn brought the 
, giving Le outs to chop the pot. The river came the 
, and Spires secured the double up, while Le was knocked down to 540,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
540,000
-760,000
|
-760,000 |