Jonathan Jaffe Doubles to Almost Three Million
Jonathan Jaffe raised to 45,000 from under the gun +1. Yi Fang, who had literally just sat down for his first hand at the Mothership, reraised to 70,000 from the hijack. It folded back to Jaffe, and he thought for a while before reraising to 240,000. Fang tossed in the call, and the flop came 
. Jaffe led right out for 300,000, and Fang quickly moved all in. Jaffe called even quicker, and in a flash, the pot had ballooned to over 2.8 million.
Jaffe: 
Fang: 
Fang stood up and immediately started chanting for a queen. A ten would also have done it for him against Jaffe's overpair, and while he didn't hit either on the turn, he did pick up a few more outs with the 
. Fang started chanting "Queen, ten, nine. Queen, ten, nine!" Jaffe couldn't help but laugh despite the tension of the moment, and said "I hope that if I bust that you win the tournament." The 2.8 million chip river card was the 
, and Jaffe scored a massive double up, while Fang tumbled down to just 504,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,828,000
1,567,000
|
1,567,000 |
|
504,000
-1,176,000
|
-1,176,000 |