Normand Scores Huge Double against Kendrick

Level 20
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

After an open to 65,000 from Cord Garcia, Derek Normand three-bet to 208,000 and then Kevin Kendrick 4-bet jammed for around 1,000,000, covering Normand. Normand thought about it for a few seconds before he made the call to put himself at risk of elimination.
Derek Normand: J?J?
Kevin Kendrick: A?K?
An ace appeared right in the window, but luckily for Normand, a jack came right behind it on the A?J?9? flop to give him a huge lead.
The turn 3? left Kendrick drawing dead and the Q? completed the board to award Normand the huge double.
"Bet your heart sank when you saw that ace," a player commented.
"I had faith," Normand simply replied as he chipped up to 1,600,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,600,000
909,000
|
909,000 |
|
245,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |