Mekhail Mekhail Doubles Thru Jordan Saccucci

Feb 13, 2017

Henry Tran raises under the gun to 27,000, Mekhail Mekhail calls from the small blind, and Jordan Saccucci calls from the big blind. The flop comes Heart 9Diamond 8Heart 6, and Mekhail moves all in for 178,000. Saccucci moves all in over the top, and Tran folds.

Mekhail shows Spade 10Spade 9 for a pair of nines with a gutshot straight draw, and Saccucci turns over Spade 7Heart 5 for a nine-high straight. Mekhail needs to improve to stay alive.

The turn card is the Spade K, the river card is the Diamond 7, and Mekhail rivers a ten-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mekhail Mekhail  –  451,000  (28 bb)
Jordan Saccucci  –  55,000  (3 bb)

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