Hand #123: Jared Ward Doubles Thru Nick Pupillo

Photo:  Jared Ward reacts to the nine on the river that saved his tournament life.

HAND #123  –  Jared Ward raises under the gun to 300,000, Nick Pupillo reraises from the small blind to 1,200,000, Ward tanks for a while before he four-bets all in for 4,750,000.

Pupillo tanks for a while before he calls with , and Ward turns over — it’s a race situation, and the winner will claim the biggest pot of the tournament so far.

The board comes — Pupillo pairs his queen on the flop, but Ward spikes a nine on the river to win the pot with a set of nines and double up in chips.

Jared Ward  –  9,750,000  (78 bb)
Nick Pupillo  –  1,090,000  (9 bb)