Devo Doubles Through Zhao
We mentioned earlier that we were expecting fireworks between these two, and we were not disappointed, as these two just got in a huge pot preflop. Action started with Zhao raising in the cutoff to 3,600. Bryan Devonshire was next on the button, and he three bet it to 8,300. Action folded back around to Zhao, who took about 20 seconds before tossing out a reraise to 28,000 total. Devo took only about 10 seconds before announcing himself all in. Zhao eyeballed his stack, decided that she was pot committed, and made the call.
Devonshire: 
Zhao: 
Zhao had two live cards, and based on how she's been running today, she was probably the favorite. However, Devo got a great flop of 
. Zhao would need runner runner, but the door shut on that when the turn came the 
. The meaningless river was the 
, and Devo caught the big double up to over 125,000, while Zhao dips back below 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
130,000
67,000
|
67,000 |