David Somers Doubles Thru Joe Heinzmann

Photo:  Joe Heinzmann (left) and David Somers (right) double-check the size of Somers’ all-in bet.

David Somers gets it all in from the hijack for 102,500 with , and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Joe Heinzmann on the button.

The board comes , and the pocket queens hold up for Somers to win the pot and double up in chips.

David Somers – 211,500  (85 bb)
Joe Heinzmann  –  178,000  (71 bb)

Photo:  David Somers (seated) is the son of Judith Bielan (standing), who survived Day 1B last night to reach Day 2. She showed up just as this hand got underway, and when the hand was over, she said, “I brought him a little bit of luck.” Louis Wroblewski (not pictured) said, “Could you bring me some luck too?”