Christoforou Doubles Through Pascucci
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A player from the cutoff opened to 4,000 and Andreas Christoforou three-bet to 15,000 from the button. Simone Pascucci four-bet to 45,000 from the big blind., the cutoff folded and Christoforou five-bet shoved for 164,500. Pascucci quickly called with a covering stack to put Christoforou at risk.
Andreas Christoforou: A?Q? 
Simone Pascucci: A?K?
Christoforou spiked his queen on the A?Q?9? flop to take the lead and after the rest of the board ran out 8?3? he secured a massive double up at Pascucci's expense.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
332,000
332,000
|
332,000 |
|
76,000
-149,000
|
-149,000 |