Event 40: Jonathan Jaffe Gets it Even

$10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em
Structure
Level 33:  600/1,200
Players Remaining:  2 of 16

Jonathan Jaffe

The first two 20-minute levels of play saw Harvey Castro take the lead in a series of smaller pots until the blinds went up.

With 9,000 in the pot and the board reading 7s6s3d8h9h, Jaffe checked, Castro bet 6,000 from the button, and Jaffe checked-raised to 20,600. After several minutes thought, Castro called, Jaffe showed Ac5s for a nine-high straight and Castro mucked.

The hand put them back into a virtual tie at their 160K starting stacks.