Singer Back up There

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Two double-ups in four hands for David Singer sees him leap from second-last place to just straight up second in terms of chips.

The first double-up came courtesy of Gregory Alston. Alston raised preflop from early position and Singer called from middle position. Alston bet 70,000 on the {3-Clubs}

flop, roughly to cover Singer, who delightedly announced himself all in anyway. There was clear pain on Alston's face as Singer turned over {A-Hearts}

, and he muttered, "I didn't think you'd call with that," as he turned over his now-dominated {J-Clubs}

. No help for Alston from the {10-Hearts}

turn or

river, and Singer was very much back in the running with 160,000, while Alston dropped to around 180,000.

A couple of hands later, during which first Robert Lipkin and then Jacobo Fernandez (who's been very quiet so far today for such a big stack) took down the blinds uncontested with late-position raises, and Singer was back in it, this time raising 22,000 under the gun. Al Barbieri flat-called from the button, looking slightly tense. Nevertheless he insta-called Singer's 40,000 bet on the {2-Spades}

flop, and further insta-called Singer's all-in bet on the {8-Diamonds}

turn. He was expressionless when he turned over {K-Hearts}

and discovered that he was very far behind Singer's {A-Diamonds}

The

on the river didn't change a thing, although it presumably was a thing of great beauty in the eyes of Singer. He is now on 320,000, with only Fernandez ahead of him in chips.

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