Championship: Will Failla Traps His Opponent to Double Up (Even Though Failla’s Hand Was Dominated)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  100 of 1,417

Will Failla got it all in from the cutoff for 110,000 with KhQd, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the button’s AcQc.

The board came KcQh3c2h6d, and Failla flopped two pair to win the pot and double up in chips.

“Be sure to put in the updates that I trapped him,” said Failla.

Will Failla  –  270,000  (14 bb)

With 100 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 710,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,200 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.

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