Don't Call it a Comeback
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Robert Georato open-shoved for 41,000 from early position and Scott Mahin called out of the big blind.
Georate:
Mahin:
Georate was in rough shape, but the flop gave him a gut-shot straight draw and a backdoor flush draw. The on the turn completed his straight, and he avoided a king to survive as the completed the board. Georate doubled to 108,000.
The very next hand he was at risk again, this time with against Jeff Madsen's . Madsen was the one who crippled Georate, but this time he doubled when the board came .
Suddenly, Georate went from two and a half big blinds to 240,000 chips (15 big blinds). Madsen is back down to 260,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Mahin |
720,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Jeff Madsen |
260,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
||
Robert Georato |
240,000
195,000
|
195,000 |