Benito Cruz Doubles Thru Marc-Andre Yelle

Photo:  Benito Cruz

Benito Cruz moves all in from the cutoff for 34,000, and Marc-Andre Yelle tanks for a while before he calls from the big blind with .

Cruz turns over , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes — Cruz flops a pair of tens to Yelle’s gutshot straight draw, and it holds up for Cruz to win the pot and double up in chips.

Benito Cruz  –  77,000  (13 bb)
Marc-Andre Yelle  –  141,000  (24 bb)