Shaw Doubles in Dramatic Fashion
Level 36
: Blinds 1,000,000/1,500,000, 1,500,000 ante
William Shaw raised to 13,000,000 with 12,000,000 behind for an effective all in from the small blind with 4♥4♦. In the big blind, John Malczan took some time before he folded A♠7♣.
The next hand, Shaw opened to 4,000,000 on the button before Yuriy Kudrynskyy jammed as the covering stack from the big blind, and Shaw called off his 28,000,000 stack.
William Shaw: A♠J♥
Yuriy Kudrynskyy: 4♥4♦
It was a coinflip scenario as the K♠Q♦9♠ flop gave Shaw a gutshot straight draw to go along with his overs. The 9♥ turn added even more counterfeit outs.
The Q♣ would land on the river, counterfeiting Kudrynskyy pair as he now played the board. It took a moment to realize for Shaw, but his ace-high was the winning hand and he collected the full double.