Patrick Serda Takes an Interesting Path to Double Thru Brian Altman
Jan 30, 2020
Patrick Serda (pictured) raises from UTG/hijack to 775,000, which is roughly two-thirds of his stack, and Brian Altman calls from the button.
The flop comes 
, and Serda thinks for a while before betting 395,000, leaving himself just two 5K chips behind. Altman thinks for a while before he calls.
The turn card double-pairs the board with the 
, and both players check.
The river card is the 
, and they check again. Altman shows 
for the two pair on the board with a five kicker — barely beating the board — and Serda gleefully turns over 
for a rivered full house, deuces full of jacks. Serda rubs his hands together as he caught a two-outer on the river to avoid a chop and get a full double-up.
Patrick Serda – 2,600,000 (26 bb)
Brian Altman – 7,160,000 (72 bb)
“At least I saved five thousand,” says Altman.
Photo: Patrick Serda gleefully rubs his hands together after he doubles up with a deuce on the river.
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