Gates Doubles Through Heidorn with Rivered Ace
Level 31
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Robert Heidorn opened to 550,000 from middle position and Garry Gates three-bet the big blind to 2,100,000.
Heidorn thought for a few moments and then announced he was all in. Gates would be at risk for his 11,350,000 if he called, and after roughly a minute, he placed forward chips to signify a call.
Heidorn: 
Gates: 
With Gates needing to find an ace, the 
flop gave him outs to a backdoor straight.
The 
on the turn reduced his outs to just an ace, and when the dealer burned and turned the 
on the river, Gates leapt to his feet and ran towards his rail to celebrate his double to over 23 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,075,000
12,675,000
|
12,675,000 |
|
2,000,000
-13,325,000
|
-13,325,000 |