Halverson Eliminates Liberto, Doubles Through Lipkin
Level 21
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Justin Liberto opened from under the gun and Mitchell Halverson three-bet in the cutoff. Mitchell Halverson then four-bet on the button and Liberto moved all-in for around 239,000. Halverson also moved all-in for 1,755,000 and Lipkin called with both opponents covered.
Justin Liberto: 
Mitchell Halverson: 
Robert Lipkin: 
The flop of 
gave both Liberto and Halverson sets with the latter player having the best of it with aces. Halverson maintained the best hand and more than doubled up as the board ran out 
, eliminating Liberto in the process.
"Great start," Lipkin mumbled after losing more than half of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,800,000
2,033,000
|
2,033,000 |
|
800,000
-1,764,000
|
-1,764,000 |
|
Busted | |
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