Hand #47: Tom Braband Doubles Through and Cripples Franco Brunetti

Tom Braband raises from the cutoff to 75,000, and Franco Brunetti calls from the big blind. The flop comes [7c6s3s], Brunetti checks, Braband bets 80,000, and Brunetti calls.

The turn card is the [10d], Brunetti bets 155,000, Braband moves all in for 545,000, and Brunetti immediately calls with [Ah10h] (pair of tens). Braband shows [Jc9h] for a gutshot straight draw, and he’ll need to catch a jack (for a higher pair) or an eight (for the straight) to stay alive.

The river card is the [8h], and Braband’s friends cheer as he rivers a jack-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Franco Brunetti is crippled down to 195,000 (6 bb).

Seat 1.  Jared Jaffee  –  950,000
Seat 2.  Kyle Wilson  –  3,400,000
Seat 3.  Tom Lee  –  3,740,000
Seat 4.  Franco Brunetti  –  195,000
Seat 5.  Andy Frankenberger  –  1,830,000
Seat 6.  Tom Braband  –  1,445,000