Balint Pairs Up to Double Up
Level 24
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Giorgi Barabadze had raised from the hijack when Iosif Balint threw in his stack of 305,000 from the small blind. Barabadze asked for a count and then made a quick call.
Iosif Balint: Q?10? 
Giorgi Barabadze: J?J?
Balint stood up as the Q?4?4? flop hit the table. His pair of queens saw him take the lead and he looked on as the 8?K? runout completed the board before sitting back down with twice as many chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
875,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
660,000
422,000
|
422,000 |