Barcelo Cracks Natoptanyi's Queens to Double

Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 9?8?7?, Bartomeu Barcelo got his last 237,000 in the middle from the cutoff as Oleksii Natoptanyi put him at risk on the button.
Bartomeu Barcelo: 7?6?
Oleksii Natoptanyi: Q?Q?
Barcelo needed to improve against Natoptanyi's queens, and he caught the 5? on the turn to make a straight and take the lead. The river was the 3? and Barcelo doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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600,000
422,000
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422,000 |
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250,000
-197,000
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-197,000 |