Hands #97-98: Haynes Doubles Up Through Ruiz
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Hand #97: The action folded through to Nicholas Haynes on the big blind, who took down an uncontested pot.
Hand #98: Jorge Ruiz raised to 355,000 on the cutoff, and Nicholas Haynes jammed for his last 1.44 million. Ruiz called.
Nicholas Haynes: 
Jorge Ruiz: 
The flop came 
, giving Haynes top pair. The 
turn improved Haynes to two pair, and left Ruiz drawing thin to a gutshot straight on the river. The final card fell 
, and Haynes doubled up and left Ruiz with the short stack at the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
||
|
2,300,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |