Tammel Dodges the River to Double Off Alvarez; Ten Cate Unbeatable

Babak Shahrtash raised to 35,000 under the gun and Tarmo Tammel three-bet to 75,000 in early position. Jorge Alvarez then four-bet to 200,000 in the small blind.
Shahrtash folded, but Tammel moved all in for 250,000 and Alvarez snap-called.
Tarmo Tammel: K?K?
Jorge Alvarez: A?Q?
Alvarez hit top pair on the Q?9?5? flop, while the K? turn gave Tammel a set and Alvarez a flush draw going to the river. Tammel dodged the 7? as he let out a big fist bump and secured a double up.
At the same time at another table, Jonas ten Cate and David Higuera went to the river on a completed board of K?8?3?10?J?. Ten Cate then raised all in from the hijack and Higuera called for 300,000 on the button.
Ten Cate showed Q?9? for a rivered straight and Higuera's cards quickly hit the muck as he made his exit. "Since the bubble I'm unbeatable," Ten Cate said after the hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,500,000
-600,000
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-600,000 |
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1,100,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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1,000,000
750,000
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750,000 |
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550,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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Busted |