Big Double for Nicholson
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
With around 35,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Joseph Brattole checked and David Nicholson bet 12,000. Brattole then woke up with a check-raise to 34,000 and Nicholson moved all in for 91,000 more. Brattole thought long and hard before making the call.
Nicholson: 
Brattole: 
Nicholson was ahead with his kings, but the dealer burned and turned the 
to give Brattole two pair. Much to Nicholson's relief, which was represented by a fist pump, the 
spiked on the river to counterfeit Brattole and give Nicholson the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
235,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |