Portaro Gets Huge Double Despite Airballing

Level 4
: 150/300, 300 ante

Sam Grafton was in the big blind, betting into a huge pot of around 10,000 with on the table. Bruno Portaro raised to 8,000 from the button and Grafton fired back, shoving for an effective 33,050. Portaro called off.
Grafton held for an open-ended straight draw, and while Portaro had only ace-high at the time, he was in great shape with
, significantly blocking Grafton's hand.
The and
runout bricked each players' draws and Portaro found himself stacking a giant pot despite airballing.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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75,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
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15,200
1,200
|
1,200 |