John Thornton Doubles Thru Landon Tice

Apr 23, 2024

Landon Tice raises under the gun to 275,000, and John Thornton calls from the cutoff.

Both players check to the turn on a board of Diamond 10Heart 2Club 2Heart J, Tice bets 800,000, Thornton moves all in for 2,600,000, and Tice quickly calls with Diamond ASpade J for two pair, jacks and deuces.

Thornton turns over Heart KHeart Q for a heart flush draw with an open-ended straight draw, and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The river card is the Heart 10, and Thornton makes his king-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

John Thornton  –  6,075,000  (49 bb)
Landon Tice  –  1,900,000  (15 bb)

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