Hands #30-33: Alex Farahi Doubles thru Matthew Wantman

Photo:  Alex Farahi

HAND #30  –  Matthew Wantman raises from the small blind to 275,000, taking the blinds and ante.

HAND #31  –  Matthew Wantman raises from the button to 200,000, taking the blinds and ante.

HAND #32  –  Matthew Wantman raises from the cutoff to 200,000, and Joshua Pollock calls from the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of , Pollock checks, Wantman bets 175,000, and Pollock calls.

The river card is the , Pollock checks, Wantman bets 100,000, and Pollock calls. Wantman shows to win the pot with a pair of aces, and Pollock mucks.

HAND #33  –  Alex Farahi moves all in from middle position for 1,125,000, and Matthew Wantman calls from late position with .

Farahi turns over , and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Farahi pairs his ace on the flop and turns a king-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Alex Farahi  –  2,500,000  (25 bb)
Matthew Wantman  –  6,900,000  (69 bb)