Event 7: Two Double-Ups for Engelberth Valera

$350 No Limit Hold’em 6-Max (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 3,000/6,000/1,000 Ante

Engelberth Varela
Engelberth Varela

When Level 18 came to an end, there was a short break to color up the 500 chips, and these were the official chip counts:

Seat 2.  Engelberth Varela  –  61,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3.  John Holley  –  335,000  (56 bb)
Seat 4.  Sean Siegenthaler  –  124,000  (21 bb)

Shortly after play resumed, Sean Siegenthaler raised form the small blind to 13,000, Engelberth Valera moved all in from the big blind for 45,000, and Siegenthaler called with 5s5c. Valera turned over Ah7d, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ad8s3cQh10h, and Valera paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Seat 2.  Engelberth Varela  –  93,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  John Holley  –  320,000  (53 bb)
Seat 4.  Sean Siegenthaler  –  105,000  (18 bb)

Not long after that, Valera moved all in from the small blind for 98,000, and John Holley called from the big blind with 7d7c. Valera turned over QdJs, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 8s3h2cJhAd, and Valera paired his jack on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Seat 2.  Engelberth Varela  –  199,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  John Holley  –  255,000  (43 bb)
Seat 4.  Sean Siegenthaler  –  65,000  (11 bb)