Another Huge Blow For Pires, Kritzer Doubles Up
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Randy Kritzer raised to 80,000 under the gun and Leonardo Pires made it 178,000 from his direct left. The action folded back to Kritzer, and he made the call.
The flop brought out 
and Kritzer checked to Pires, who moved all in right away. Kritzer called all in for 903,000 and another huge pot was created.
Kritzer: 
Pires: 
The turn brought the 
and the river the 
, giving Kritzer a full double up, leaving Pires with less than the average stack for the first time in over four days. Pires went from 6.2 million to 1,790,000 in one level, and the players are now on break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,235,000
642,000
|
642,000 |
|
1,790,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |