Remy Murcia Recovers With Two Double Ups

Feb 17, 2025

After losing a large chunk of his stack, Remy Murcia recovers with back to back double ups. The first hand he is on the big blind with a board showing Spade 4Diamond 7Diamond QHeart 2 and a hefty 545,000 in the pot. Daniel Byshell shoves holding Diamond KDiamond 6, Murcia calls for his tournament life with Heart ASpade A. The river Heart 6 is not one of Byshell’s outs and Murcia ships it.

Next hand, Murcia is on the small blind and bets 300,000 on a board Heart 2Heart 5Diamond 6. Two spots over Alex Puchalski pushes and Murcia snap-calls, once again risking his tournament life. Puchalski shows Heart 10Heart 9, Murcia has Club QSpade 6. The turn gives Murcia Diamond Q gives Murcia top two pair, and with the river Spade 10, Puchalski misses his flush to send back some of the chips he took from Murcia at their previous showdown.

Remy Murcia -2,740,000 (54 bb)
Andrew Puchalski – 3,200,000 (64 bb)
Daniel Byshell – 1,125,000 (22 bb)

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