Brian Battistone Back From Fumes

Hand #1: Brian Battistone gets his stack of 12,000 in the middle from the small blind, receiving action from an original raiser in the cutoff.

Battistone:
Opponent:

The board runs — Battistone improves to a pair of kings on the flop and makes two pair on the end, earning the pot and the double.

“Three K to 36 in three hands,” says tablemate Ryan Laplante, commenting that Battistone was down to less than one big blind a couple of hands earlier.

Hand #2: On the next hand, the same two players get stacks in, this time in a hijack-versus-button situation. 

Battistone:
Opponent:

This time, no king comes on the runout, and Battistone’s ace earns him another double.

In four hands, Battistone goes from fumes to above 14 big blinds. Fifty-five players now remain, and we’re five eliminations away from the flight’s conclusion.

Brian Battistone – 87,000 (14 bb)