Vitor Coelho Doubles Thru Braden Hall

Photo: Braden Hall (left) asks for an exact count from Vitor Coelho (center) before he calls.

Hand #64  –  James Dempsey raises from middle position to 80,000, and Braden Hall pulls his shirt up over half his face, a clear sign to the other players that he’s going to play this hand. 

Antonio Esfandiari says, "I love when he goes under!" Vanessa Selbst adds, "If it keeps working for him, he’s gotta keep doing it."

Hall eventually raises from middle position to 295,000, and Vitor Coelho moves all in from late position for 521,000. Dempsey folds, and Hall asks for an exact count and thinks for a while.

Hall says to himself, "That’s too much." But a few moments later, he calls with [AsQd]. Coelho turns over [JhJs], and it’s a race situation.

The board comes [3d3h2c7h5d], and Vitor Coelho throws his arms in the air to celebrate as his jacks hold up to win the pot.

Vitor Coelho  –  1,138,000  (28 BBs)
Braden Hall  –  600,000  (15 BBs)

Now that Vitor Coelho has doubled up in two straight hands, Antonio Esfandiari pats him on the back and says, "They just can’t keep a good man down, huh?"