Vazquez Tanks and Doubles Kim
Level 34
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Gerardo Hernandez opened to 1,000,000 from the hijack and Brian Kim three-bet to 3,000,000 on the button. Luis Vazquez then four-bet to just over 8,000,000 in the big blind and Hernandez folded his K?Q? before Kim five-bet jammed a stack of 18,650,000. Vazquez went deep into the tank before calling with a bigger stack.
Brian Kim: A?K? 
Luis Vazquez: Q?Q?
Kim took a big lead with a pair of kings on the flop of K?9?6? and his hand held up for a double as the board finished out 6?2?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000,000
18,000,000
|
18,000,000 |
|
||
|
29,000,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
1,600,000
-19,400,000
|
-19,400,000 |