Marvin Doubles Through Pham in Giant Pot
We caught up to the action on a board of 
where Christian Pham and Joshua Marvin were heads up with a bit more than 500,000 already in the pot. Marvin led out with a bet of 250,000. Pham decided to reraise, making it 900,000 to go. Marvin called.
The turn was the 
and Marvin checked over to Pham. Pham bet 2,100,000 and, after a few seconds, Marvin moved all in for 4,285,000. Pham called quickly with a covering stack and their hands were turned up.
Pham: 
Marvin: 
Pham had turned top pair, but it was no good. He was still behind Marvin's kings and needed an ace or a queen to catch up. The river was the 
though, not improving Pham, so Marvin was able to double to just over 10 million while Pham dropped back to close to where he started the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,550,000
5,350,000
|
5,350,000 |
|
2,700,000
-3,900,000
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-3,900,000 |
|
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