Championship: Gimbel's Gamble Pays Off

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Level 7:  Blinds 200/400/50 ante

Running Straight Cards for Gimbel

Another big stack is up to 165k and it belongs to Harrison Gimbel (Jupiter, FL).

Gimbel's opponent opens to 1k, Gimbel makes it 2,600 from the SB and the player calls.

Flop J♠ 7x 4♠

Gimbel bets 2750, opponent pops it to 6k with 20k behind, Gimbel calls

Turn:

5x (check, check)

River: 3x

Gimbel open shoves and his opponent calls.

Gimbel shows 10♠ 6♠ for a 7-high straight and his opponent mucks.

Runner-runner straight takes Gimbel up to 165k and near the chip lead.

Gimbel has $2.6 million in career tournament earnings, including a $2.2 million score by winning
the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event.

Andy Frankenberger, a two-time WSOP bracelet holder & WPT champion, was on Gimbel's table, but just busted. Still on the table is Jamie Kerstetter (Monroe Twp. NJ) and Patti Haggerty (Scranton, PA).

Level winding down.