West Fades Draw, Doubles
Tim West came in for a raise in the cutoff to 1,500, and Francesco Nguyen made it 3,800 in the small blind. The big blind folded, and West made the call. The flop came out 
, and Nguyen bet out 5,000. West thought for about 15 seconds before announcing all in. Nguyen asked for an exact count, and when he got it, he slid a stack of orange T5000 chips, making the call.
West: 
Nguyen, 
"Well that's not the hand I wanted you to have!" joked West who was clearly hoping for an overpair. West would need to dodge a nine or a four, and he survived the turn, the 
. The river brought the 
, filling West up, and he scored to double up to get himself back up close to 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
46,000
11,000
|
11,000 |