Another Monster Hand for Birnbaum
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Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Nancy Birnbaum opened to 76,000 from under the gun, Timothy Harrell called in middle position, and the rest of the action folded.
The dealer fanned 
, and Birnbaum led out for 130,000. Harrell tanked, then assembled to stacks of chips, raising to 305,000. The second Harrell released his chips, Birnbaum announced, "All in."
Harrell went into the tank, then finally asked for a count after two minutes or so. The dealer cut out Birnbaum's stack, and the all-in bet was for 557,000. Once he knew the amount, Harrell immediately called.
Birnbaum: 
Harrell: 
Birnbaum's kings held as the turn and river came 
, 
respectively, doubling her to around 1.275 million chips. Harrell is left with 280,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,275,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
280,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |