Selbst Doubles to Take the Lead

Mickey Doft

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Vanessa Selbst made it 200,000 to play on the button, but Dan Shak re-raised to 600,000 from the big blind. Selbst came back over the with a four-bet to 1,300,000 with Shak quickly calling.

The flop fell {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {2-Spades} which Shak checked. Selbst bet 800,000, quickly hearing Shak shove with the bigger stack. An immediate all-in call from Selbst revealed {K-Diamonds} {K-Spades} , miles ahead of Shak's {K-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} . The {J-Clubs} turn gave Shak a chance with a straight draw, but the {J-Spades} river clinched it for Selbst.