Astedt Turns Higher Straight to Double Up
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Niklas Astedt raised to 900 from middle position and picked up a call from Chinguun Bolor-Erdene before Aziz Efe reraised to 3,400 from the button. Both Astedt and Bolor-Erdene called the raise.
The flop came 9?10?8?. Astedt bet, Bolor-Erdene folded and Efe raised to 13,500. Astedt then moved all in and Efe quickly called with the bigger stack as players flipped their cards.
Niklas Astedt: K?J?
Aziz Efe: Q?J?
Astedt had a straight draw but Efe already had a made straight. The turn came the Q? and the river the 2?.
Groans and cheers rang out from the table on the turn as Astedt, one of the poker world's biggest winners, made the better straight to double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
16,000
16,000
|
16,000 |