Big Stax 1100 (Day 1A): "I Hate To Double You Up"

Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Day 1A Entries: 165
Day 1A Players Remaining: 90

Matt Fitzgerald

Matt Fitzgerald limped into the hand from UTG+1. The player seated in the small blind also limped before Travis Greenawalt raised to 7,500 from big blind.

A call would have been close to 20% of Fitzgerald's stack, so it was either shove or fold. He chose option A, making it a total of 38,100 to play. Small blind folded and Greenawalt struggled with the decision, saying "I hate to double you up..."

Ultimately, Greenawalt made the call and was way behind.

Fitzgerald: A♠K♥     Greenawalt: A♦J♣

Flop: 7♥4♠2♦
Turn: 7♣
River 5♠

After that board full of duds, Fitzgerald doubled up (to Greenawalt's chagrin) to nearly 80,000.