Championship: James Anderson Doubles Thru Thomas Carroll

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 2,290

James Anderson opened to 200,000 in middle position, Thomas Carroll three-bet to 575,000 from the button, and Anderson called.

The flop was 9s3d2s, Anderson checked, Carroll bet about 6,000,000, and Anderson called all in for 2,875,000 with 9c8c for a pair of nines, leading Carroll’s JcTs.

The 3h turn and 6s river completed the board, safe for Anderson to double up.

James Anderson  –  7,150,000  (72 bb)
Thomas Carroll  –  10,100,000  (101 bb)