Rishi Makkar Doubles Thru Fred Goldberg

Nov 28, 2023

Rishi Makkar
Photo:  Rishi Makkar

Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea raises to 300,000 under the gun before Fred Goldberg three-bets to 1,300,000 in the small blind. Rishi Makkar moves all in for 1,350,000 in the big blind, Gonzalez Olaechea folds, and Goldberg calls.

Rishi Makkar: Diamond 9Club 9
Fred Goldberg: Spade 8Diamond 8

Makkar is ahead with his pair of nines as the board comes Heart JSpade 6Diamond 3Diamond 5Spade 5, earning him a double up.

“You couldn’t have ace-king there,” Goldberg says as he pays off Makkar.

Rishi Makkar – 3,000,000 (20 bb)
Fred Goldberg – 1,650,000 (11 bb)
Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea – 6,300,000 (42 bb)

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