May 5, 2024
Photo: David Blake
After a flop of , David Blake checks from the small blind, Lou Barlow bets from UTG, and Blake check-raises all in for 45,000.
Barlow calls with for a pair of aces, but Blake turns over for a set of fives. Blake needs his set to hold to stay alive.
The turn card is the , the river card is the , and the set of fives holds up for Blake to win the pot and double up in chips.
David Blake – 115,000 (38 bb)
Lou Barlow – 240,000 (80 bb)