Gallo Doubles Through Kim
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
From middle position, Brian Kim opened with a raise to 3,500. Action folded over to Steve Gallo in the cutoff seat, and he reraised to 7,600. In the big blind was Andreas Christoforou, and he tanked for a bit before folding his hand. Kim then reraised to 15,500, but Gallo came right back over the top with a reraise to 24,500. Kim shoved, and Gallo snap-called.
Kim held the 
, but was crushed by Gallo's 
. On the flop, though, Kim's chances got a bit better when the 
fell to give him a flush draw. The turn was the 
and now Kim had a straight draw as well. The river was the 
, though, and now what Kim needed.
Gallo was all in for 63,100 and doubled to right around 130,000. Kim was left with just 16,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
99,800
|
99,800 |
|
16,000
-84,000
|
-84,000 |