Nathan Hall Doubles Up Twice, Brings Chip Stacks Even


The players took another impromptu break to discuss a potential deal. Nathan Hall was in dire straits at an almost five-to-one chip deficit before he doubled up two hands in a row.
Hand #1: Jeffrey Cormier limped the button and Nathan Hall raised to 300,000.Cormier called.
The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the
and Hall bet 280,000. Cormier moved all in and Hall called, putting himself at risk. However, he had a set of kings with
and was not at risk against the
of Cormier. Hall doubled up when the river came the
.
Hand #2: The two players got all in preflop on the next hand and Cormier was behind again holding against the
of Hall. The board ran out and Hall earned another double up.
The players decided to take a break just short of the scheduled break to discuss a possible deal.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
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6,220,000
-3,280,000
|
-3,280,000 |
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6,015,000
3,315,000
|
3,315,000 |