Jake Schwartz Doubles Thru Brett Shaffer

Dec 17, 2015

Jake Schwartz limps from the button for 10,000, Ian O’Hara completes the small blind, and Brett Shaffer checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes Heart QDiamond 8Heart 5, and it checks to Schwartz, who bets 20,000. O’Hara folds, and Shaffer calls.

The turn is the Heart 2, Shaffer bets 50,000, Schwartz moves all in for 322,000, and Shaffer tanks for a while before he calls with Heart 8Heart 7 (eight-high flush draw). Schwartz turns over Club 8Club 5 for two pair, eights and fives, and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The river card is the Spade 5, and Schwartz rivers a full house, fives full of eights, to double up in chips.

Jake Schwartz – 742,000 (74 bb)
Brett Shaffer – 480,000 (48 bb)

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