Hand #46: Dan Stavila Doubles Thru David Dongwoo Ko

May 22, 2024

Photo: Dan Stavila

David Dongwoo Ko completes the small blind to 150,000, Dan Stavila raises from the big blind to 575,000, and Ko calls.

The flop comes Heart 10Diamond 9Diamond 5, Ko checks, Stavila bets 900,000, and Ko thinks for a while before he calls.

The turn card is the Club 3, Ko checks, Stavila bets 1,800,000, and Ko uses two Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before he moves all in.

Stavila snap-calls all in for 4,500,000 with Spade QHeart Q, and Ko turns over Club KSpade 10 for a pair of kings. Stavila needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The river card is the Heart 4, and Stavila wins the pot with his pocket queens to double up in chips.

Dan Stavila  –  12,100,000  (81 bb)
David Dongwoo Ko – 5,200,000 (35 bb)

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