Kennedy Rivers a Straight to Double Up
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Maria Ho raised to 3,000 from early position. She was called by a player in middle position and Darren Kennedy out of the big blind.
The three players checked the 9?7?9? flop to see the 6? come on the turn. Kennedy led out for 3,500 and Ho called. The middle position player then raised to 9,000 which only got called by Kennedy.
Kennedy checked the 5? river and his opponent bet 40,000, which was enough to put Kennedy all-in. Kennedy agonized over the decision for roughly a minute but eventually put in the call.
His opponent showed 7?6? for two pair, nines and sevens. Kennedy flipped over 8?7? for a straight to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
169,200
|
169,200 |
|
125,000
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
115,000
30,800
|
30,800 |
|
110,000
-7,100
|
-7,100 |
|
110,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
48,000
15,000
|
15,000 |