Skaggs Wins a Couple
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Just before the break:
Thomas Skaggs had blinded down to a short stack and got the last of his chips in preflop against David Hu in the big blind.
Thomas Skaggs: J?9?4?2?
David Hu: A?K?5?2?
The flop scrolled across Q?J?9?, putting Skaggs in the lead with two pair. the turn was the 6?, quickly followed by the 8?, awarding Skaggs this crucial double.
Just one hand later Skaggs won a pot against Paul DeGiulio when he potted it from the small blind on a flop that read K?5?7?.
This was a breath of life for Skaggs after a difficult evening of battle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,500,000
-1,300,000
|
-1,300,000 |
|
4,100,000
2,635,000
|
2,635,000 |
|
||
|
4,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |