Event 17: Nick Petrangelo Doubles Through David Malka

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 191

David Malka raised to 54,000 on the button and Nick Petrangelo three-bet to 172,000 out of the big blind. Malka moved all in and Petrangelo quickly called.

Petrangelo showed 8s8c and was flipping with Malka’s AdQh. The window card was the 8d, but it was followed by the Ks and the Th.

Petrangelo flopped a set, but Malka still had outs with a straight draw. The turn was the 4s and the river was the 2c to keep Petrangelo’s set in the lead and give him a massive double up.

The dealer verified that Petrangelo was all in for 642,000 and the chip lead swings in Petrangelo’s favor.

Nick Petrangelo – 1,300,000
David Malka – 400,000