Thrilla
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 129
Kevin Martin raises to 20,000 from middle position and Chad Holloway moves all in on the button for 84,000. Action folds back to Martin, who thinks for about a minute before reluctantly calling.
Holloway shows [Ad][Qd] and is in the lead against Martin’s [Jd][7d]. The board runs out [Td][6d][4h][5h][5d] and both players make flushes, but Holloways is bigger. He wins the pot and doubles up.
Just a couple hands later, the blinds were increased to 5,000/10,000 and Holloway raises to 25,000 from the hijack. Daniel Jones moves all in from the big blind and Holloway calls, at risk for his last 184,000.
Jones shows [As][Jd] is dominated by Holloway’s [Ah][Kd]. The board runs out [Kh][7h][5s][9s][5d] and Holloway doubles up for the second time in three hands.
Chad Holloway – 381,000
Daniel Jones – 315,000
