Jimmy Poper Doubles Through DJ MacKinnon

Feb 28, 2017

DJ MacKinnon raises to 1,100,000 on the button and Jimmy Poper three-bets to 1,800,000 out of the big blind. MacKinnon hesitates for a few moments and then moves all in. Poper snap-calls.

Poper is the player at risk and all in for 15,000,000. Poper shows Heart AClub A and is in the lead against MacKinnon’s Diamond 5Spade 5.

The flop is Spade 9Diamond 8Spade 3, keeping Poper in the lead, but the Heart 5 comes on the turn to give MacKinnon a set. MacKinnon is a two-outer away from the title, but the Spade A comes on the river to give Poper a bigger set and the double up.

Poper doubles up and takes a commanding chip lead in the match.

Jimmy Poper – 30,000,000 (60 bb)
DJ MacKinnon – 4,200,000 (8 bb)

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