Hand #79: Andras Koroknai Doubles Through Raymond Dolan

Raymond Dolan raises from the button to 300,000, Andras Koroknai thinks for a bit before he reraises from the small blind to 775,000, and Dolan thinks for about 30 seconds before he calls. 

The flop comes [AcQd2d], Koroknai bets 875,000, Raymond Dolan raises to 2,000,000, and Koroknai thinks for nearly two minutes before he moves all in for 3,730,000.

With all eyes on Dolan, he goes into the tank, resting his chin on his hand and moving his eyes back and forth between the board and his opponent. After a minute, the total size of the raise is announced, and Dolan counts his own stack to see how it would affect him. (Dolan has about 1.66 million more than Koroknai.)

Finally, after three minutes, Dolan calls with [Ah6h] (pair of aces). Koroknai shows [AsJc] for a pair of aces with a higher kicker. Koroknai needs this hand to hold to stay alive. 

The turn card is the [Ad], giving both players trips and a chance for a chopped pot.

The river card is the [10c], and Andras Koroknai wins the pot with trip aces and his jack kicker to double up in chips. 

Koroknai’s friends in the stands begin a Hungarian chant in celebration as the chips are moved across the table. 

Seat 3.  Tri Huynh  –  4,000,000
Seat 4.  Raymond Dolan  –  1,660,000
Seat 6.  Andras Koroknai  –  9,190,000