Hands #146-147: Walsh Doubles To Take Back the Chip Lead
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Hand #146: Pat Walsh raised to 250,000 on the button and Javed Abrahams folded his big blind.
Hand #147: Abrahams raised to 200,000 on the button and Walsh called from the big blind.
The flop fell and Walsh led out for 375,000. Abrahams raised to 1.225 million, Walsh reraised the pot, and Abrahams reraised all in. Walsh called all in for 4.69 million.
Walsh:
Abrahams:
Walsh held the nut straight, but was an underdog to hold up against Abrahams wrap and flush draw. However, the turn and river were no help to Abrahams, locking up the double for Walsh.
Walsh's reaction to the massive double up? To calmly snack on his Planters bar.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pat Walsh |
9,780,000
4,715,000
|
4,715,000 |
Javed Abrahams |
2,755,000
-4,715,000
|
-4,715,000 |