Belasic Doubles Through McLaughlin
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Marc-Etienne McLaughlin was first to act from his seat in the cutoff position and he raised to 4,800. Tom Belasic was next to act on the button and he put in a raise of his own and made it 13,200 to go. After much deliberation, McLaughlin called.
The dealer spread the flop and McLaughlin checked. Belasic fired a bet of 8,000 only to see McLauhlin move all-in. Belasic instantly called.
McLaughlin:
Belasic:
Belasic was ahead with his pocket aces, but needed to avoid a spade in order to stay in the tournament. The turn was the and the river a safe and with that Belasic doubled to 120,000. McLaughlin is still in good shape with 128,000 chips available to him.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marc-Etienne McLaughlin |
128,000
96,100
|
96,100 |
Thomas Belasic |
120,000
107,000
|
107,000 |