Volkmann Doubles Up with Kings vs. Burns' Queens
Level 22
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Kahle Burns opened from middle position to 120,000 and Bruno Volkmann three-bet to 350,000. Burns shoved and Volkmann called it off for 1,220,000 total.
Bruno Volkmann: 
Kahle Burns: 
Burns was in dire straits as he ran pocket queens into Volkmann's pocket kings and was in real trouble.
The board ran out 
and Volkmann received a big double up to over 2,500,000. Burns was hurting even more after the hand as he thought Volkmann started the hand with around 700,000 but acknowledged that the hand would have been played out the same, regardless.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,560,000
1,160,000
|
1,160,000 |
|
1,410,000
-990,000
|
-990,000 |
|
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