Ashkenazi Scores Huge Double Through Michalek
Level 22
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
We arrived at the table at the end of a preflop raising war between Ido Ashkenazi and Norman Michalek that saw all of Ashkenazi 346,000 go into the middle. Michalek held 
, but Ashkenazi held the rockets, 
. The board brought a couple paint cards, but it was all safe for Ashkenazi, coming down 
.
After that hand, Ashkenazi vaults towards the top of the leaderboard with 718,000, while Michalek is back down to 530,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
718,000
243,000
|
243,000 |
|
530,000
-258,000
|
-258,000 |