Samaha Doubles on First Hand

Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was retold to PokerNews about a wild hand that happened on the very first hand of the day.
Bernard Samaha had and was up against one opponent as the flop came
giving Samaha a set. He bet 2,500 and his opponent called.
The turn action was not told, the card ending up being irrelevant, but the river came the . His opponent bet 4,300, Samaha raised to 12,000 and his opponent jammed all in which Samaha called with the set.
His opponent had the for nothing except a wheel draw and he was busted while Samaha gathered a double up on the first hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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200,000
200,000
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200,000 |