Buckley On A Mission

Level 19
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

DJ Buckley moved in his final 5,000 from early position and was called by a player in the hijack and John Dennehey in the cutoff. On the button, Joe Cada raised to 50,000 and both players called.
The flop of checked to the
turn that saw Cada bet small and get two immediate folds, winning him the side pot.
DJ Buckley:
Joe Cada:
The river gave Buckley two pair and a much needed double to his stack.
The following hand, Buckley moved all in for 48,000 and was called by the big blind.
DJ Buckley:
Big Blind:
The board ran out and Buckley rivered a straight to double once more to a nearly 10 big blind stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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360,000
135,000
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135,000 |
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260,000
239,000
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239,000 |
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114,000
-44,000
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-44,000 |