Hands #9-11: Pete Chwala Doubles Thru Michael Linster

Hand #9  –  David Diaz raises UTG+1 to 50,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #10  –  David Bell raises from the small blind to 50,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #11  –  Benjamin Zamani raises from middle position to 49,000, Michael Linster calls from the hijack, Pete Chwala calls from the cutoff, and David Diaz calls from the big blind.

The flop comes [QhJd4h], and it’s checked to Linster, who bets 94,000. Chwala moves all in for 385,000, and Diaz and Zamani both fold. Linster calls with [10s9s] for an open-ended straight draw, and Chwala turns over [KcQs] for a pair of queens.

The turn is the [7s], the river is the [2s], and Chwala wins the pot with his pair of queens to double up in chips.

Pete Chwala  –  1,014,000  (42 bb)
Michael Linster  –  2,250,000  (93 bb)