Ron DeChance Doubles Thru Arish Nat

(The following hand occurred almost simultaneously with the elimination of Tareq Amhaz in 47th place.)

With the board showing J97K on the turn after a checked flop, Arish Nat checks the small blind, and Ron DeChance moves all in from the big blind for 88,000.

Nat calls with Q10 for a king-high straight, and DeChance turns over J9 for two pair, jacks and nines. DeChance needs to improve to stay alive.

The river card is — the 9.

DeChance celebrates as he rivers a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ron DeChance  –  210,000  (42 bb)
Arish Nat  –  375,000  (75 bb)

If DeChance had been eliminated on this hand, he would’ve bubbled the tournaemnt in 46th place before hand-for-hand play even began.