Monday, August 28, 2017 7:16 PM Local Time
Caleb Clarke Spikes a Double-Up
David Davenport opens with an under-the-gun raise to 23,000, and Caleb Clarke defends his big blind.
The flop is . Clarke checks, Davenport continues for 25,000, and Clarke check-raises to 60,000. Davenport calls.
The turn is the , and Clarke moves all in for 175,000. Davenport quickly calls, having Clarke slightly covered and at risk. And he's miles ahead.
Davenport: (trip nines)
Clarke: (jacks up)
Clarke is drawing dead to the two remaining jacks in the deck. Sure enough, the peels off on the river, giving Clarke the come-from-behind win with jacks full. He doubles into the chip lead, though he can barely believe it. Clarke looks almost embarrassed as he slowly shakes his head and stares up at the ceiling.
Davenport, however, is unsurprised. "I don't know how I still have chips left," he laments. It's been quite an unlucky day in his corner, and he has barely a single big blind left in front of him.
Caleb Clarke - 525,000
David Davenport - 15,000