Clayton Maguire Doubles Thru Kenny Hallaert; Hallaert Down to One Big Blind

Jul 13, 2021

Kenny Hallaert
Photo:  Kenny Hallaert

Kenny Hallaert raises from the cutoff to 90,000, Clayton Maguire reraises from the big blind to 345,000, and Hallaert moves all in for 1,975,000.

Maguire calls all in for 1,925,000 with Spade JClub J, and Hallaert turns over Spade AClub K. It’s a race situation with nearly identical chip stacks.

The board comes Spade QHeart 5Heart 4Diamond 8Diamond 4, and the pocket jacks hold up for Maguire to win the pot and double up in chips, leaving Hallaert with barely more than a single big blind.

Clayton Maguire  –  3,910,000  (98 bb)
Kenny Hallaert  –  50,000  (1 bb)

Clayton Maguire
Photo:  Clayton Maguire

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