Hand #39: Louis Yin Doubles Thru Chris Barker

Photo:  Louis Yin (left) and Chris Barker (right) watch as the dealer puts out the turn card with Yin facing elimination.

Travis Endersby raises from the cutoff to 180,000, and Louis Yin moves all in from the button for 475,000. Chris Barker is next to act in the small blind, and he asks for clarification on what happens if two players are eliminated on the same hand — whoever started the hand with more chips would receive the higher finish and the higher payout.

Barker asks for an exact count of Yin’s all-in bet (475,000), and then he moves all in over the top for 705,000. Endersby waits for an exact count of Barker’s stack before he folds.

Yin turns over , and he’s dominated and facing elimination against Barker’s .

The board comes , and Yin rivers a deuce to win the pot and double up in chips, leaving Barker with less than three big blinds.

Louis Yin  –  1,280,000  (16 bb)
Chris Barker  –  230,000  (3 bb)

Photo:  Louis Yin (left) and Chris Barker (right) react as Yin spikes a deuce on the river to win the pot and double up.