Mihai Niste Doubles Thru Rafael Rodriguez

Photo: Mihai Niste collects his newly-earned chips after a double

Mihai Niste opens to 1,000,000 under the gun, leaving 200,000 behind, and Rafael Rodriguez three-bets to 2,550,000 on his direct left. Action folds back to Niste, he calls with , and sees Rodriguez table a dominating ace with .

The runout comes — Rodriguez pairing his king on the turn leaves Niste needing to hit a jack instead of a queen on the river, and he completes a backdoor draw to Broadway to score the double. His rail calls for the jack just before it comes, and he celebrates with them after the hand.

Mihai Niste – 2,775,000 (19 bb)
Rafael Rodriguez – 11,000,000 (73 bb)

Photo: Mihai Niste celebrates with his rail after hitting a backdoor straight to stay alive.