Frank Linares Doubles Up

With the board showing on the turn and 12,400 already in the pot, the player in the small blind is all in for about 35,000, and Frank Linares goes into the tank on the button.

Eventually, the player in the small blind calls for a clock, and a floorperson comes over to begin the countdown.

About five seconds later, Linares calls with for a ten-high straight. The player in the small blind turns over for a set of nines, and Linares needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The river card is the , and there is a brief moment of confusion as both players celebrate — the player in the small blind didn’t see that Linares already had the straight, and thought his set of nines was the best hand. But Linares wins the pot to double up in chips.

Frank Linares  –  75,000  (750 bb)

After the hand, the other players at the table question what took Linares so long to call with a made straight, but Linares said he feared the possibility of jack-eight for a higher straight.