Early Double for Kwan

Jim Murray

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action caught up with Derek Kwan rasing to 4,400 from the big blind against an early position open, with the early position player making the call and the two players going heads up to the flop.

It was all nines on the 9?9?9? flop. Kwan continued for 3,500 and the early position player min-raised to 7,000. Kwan made the call.

Kwan checked the J? turn to the early position player, who bet 6,500, and after some deliberation, Kwan moved all in and got the call.

Early Position: K?J?
Derek Kwan: Q?Q?

The early position player connected on the turn, but was still behind the overpair of Kwan. A king or a jack was needed, but the 6? on the river sealed up the double for Kwan and sent the early position player to the rail.