Peppe Turns the Nuts for a Swift Double Up
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With a pot of about 60,000, Vic Peppe announced he was all in for 35,800, on the board of 10?4?9?8?, laying his tournament life on the line. After tanking for a minute or two, his opponent elected to call. Peppe flipped over J?Q? showing his nut straight while his opponent was drawing to four outs with 10?9?.
Fortunately for Peppe, the river changed nothing as a 6? appeared allowing him to scoop the pot. With this chip up, Peppe now sits pretty with 131,600 chips at the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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131,600
131,600
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131,600 |