Becker and Haxton Battle for Monster Stud Pot Before Break
Level 22
: 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Stud
Johannes Becker completed with the 
, and Daniel Negreanu raised with the 
. Isaac Haxton was in the bring-in with the 
, and he popped in another raise. Becker fired back with a fourth bet, making Negreanu fold. Haxton called.
Haxton paired right away with the 
on fourth street, and he bet double. Becker, however, made an open pair of nines on fifth and took the betting from there to the end.
Becker: 
/
Haxton: /
Haxton called fifth and sixth, and both players checked seventh.
Becker tabled 
for kings up and a blocker to Haxton's board, and the kings up were good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,855,000
-645,000
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-645,000 |
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2,980,000
1,580,000
|
1,580,000 |
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