Bartlett Doubles Through Depa
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
From the button, Steve Bartlett raised to 20,000. In the small blind was Jonathan Depa, and he reraised to 47,000. Play got back to Bartlett, and he called to see the flop come down 
behind.
On the flop, Bartlett had 238,000 behind after calling the three-bet. Depa had him well covered. Depa fired a bet of 39,000, to which Bartlett fired back with a raise to 86,000. Depa moved all in, and Bartlett tank-called.
Bartlett showed the 
for top pair with a king kicker. Although Bartlett was dominated preflop by Depa's 
, he was now the one dominating. The turn was the 
and river the 
. Bartlett kept his lead from the flop and doubled up to 589,000. Depa slipped under 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
589,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
390,000
-298,000
|
-298,000 |