Mast Gets a Double up But Everyone Loves Dougie
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The player in the cutoff limped, and Doug Paxton almost limped out of turn in the small blind and joked, "Is that a tell"? Charles Mast limped on the button but the big blind was having none of that limping nonsense and raised to 12,000. Everyone folded except Mast who moved all in with 30,000 and the big blind called.
Charles Mast: Q?7? 
Big blind: A?K?
The board came out with 8?5?Q?5?4? and Mast doubled up with his two pair.
While PokerNews was at the table many dealers and people walked by and acknowledged Paxton who has been playing poker since the fourth grade and started with toothpicks. He is still playing despite wearing two heart machines and has won the World Poker Tour - WPT Choctaw Championship twice.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
30,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |