Gordon Scores an Unlikely Double through Salmon

$560 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 29: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4/452

Andrew Gordon, who late registered yesterday with 10 big blinds, got all in holding 9h7h against the Ah8h of James Salmon. The board laid 4c3h2h and Gordon was in trouble. Both players claimed a flush draw, but Salmon’s was ace-high and it was accompanied by outs to a straight.

The turn brought the 7s, improving Gordon to a pair of sevens and giving him the lead in the hand. Salmon still had numerous outs, but the river 4s wasn’t one of them. Gordon’s pair held and he doubled through the previous chip leader.

Updated chip counts with seat assignments:

Seat 1: Andrew Gordon – 5,010,000
Seat 2: Almog Biton – 9,630,000
Seat 3: James Salmon – 490,000
Seat 4: Chad Eveslage – 2,970,000

1st – $57,746 + $1,650 Seat
2nd – $33,335
3rd – $20,340
4th – $16,385