Event 12: Aaron Thivyanathan Doubles Through Sam Phillips

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,200/2,400 with a 2,400 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 106

Aaron Thivyanathan (left) versus Sam Phillips (right)

Aaron Thivyanathan opened to 7,000 from the cutoff, Sam Phillips looked at Thivyanathan’s stack and three-bet to 22,500 from the button. The blinds folded, Thivyanathan moved all in for 66,700 and Phillips called with the bigger stack

Phillips: 7h7s
Thivyanathan: JdJh

Thivyanathan was in good shape for a double up and it got much better when he flopped a set of jacks on the QhJc8c board. The 5s turn and 4s river finished the board for Thivyanathan’s double up.

Aaron Thivyanathan – 139,400 (58 bb)
Sam Phillips – 59,000 (25 bb)