Tureniec Doubles with the Sickest of Coolers
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The worst thing that can happen to a poker player fighting for the chip lead deep in a major event is to run kings into aces.
That is exactly what just happened to Luigi Knoppers. The beneficiary, Michael Tureniec.
Tureniec opened to 110,000 from under-the-gun. Action folded to Knoppers in the cutoff and he made it 320,000. Tureniec four-bet to 710,000 and called Knoppers' five-bet shove, putting himself at risk.
Tureniec:
Knoppers:
A sick, sick cooler that could not have gone down any other way. Knoppers still had hope and a shot at taking a monster chip lead.
The board, however, ran true for Tureniec, fanning out and Tureniec was pushed the largest pot of the event thus far.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Tureniec |
5,200,000
3,600,000
|
3,600,000 |
|
||
Luigi Knoppers |
700,000
-1,300,000
|
-1,300,000 |