Clifford Huang Doubles; Hattori Lopez Doubles to Stay Alive

Level 35
Blinds: 250,000/500,000/500,000
Total Entrants: 1,379
Players Remaining: 4

Clifford Huang was all-in for 7,500,000 in the cutoff and at risk against Hattori Lopez in the big blind.

Huang: J♥J♣
Lopez: A♥Q♥

The board ran out K♦J♠2♠7♠4♣ and Huang secured the double to leave Lopez with only 1,625,000.

Shortly after, Francisco Perez limped the button and Lopez put in his remaining 875,000. Perez called.

Lopez: 9♣3♦
Perez: K♣J♣

The A♣9♠6♠ flop put Lopez ahead, but the J♦ turn put him behind. The 3♠ river put him in front once more and he secured the short-stacked double with two pair.

Boris Berthomet – 34,575,000
Clifford Huang – 15,500,000
Francisco Perez – 2,625,000
Hattori Lopez – 2,500,000

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