Robert Auer just doubled up in the first hand he was dealt after sitting down.
The player in the cutoff raised to 600, Auer three-bet to 2,500 from the small blind. His opponent shoved, having Auer covered with a bigger stack. Auer called.
Robert Auer:
Cutoff:
The board ran out - Auer hit his set on the flop and a full house on the turn to give him the double up.
The board read and both Wouter van der Peijl, in the hijack, and Manig Loeser, on the button, checked. Van der Peijl showed and Loeser showed , they both had two pair, aces and nines with the king-kicker. A split pot for them and they're back to around their starting stacks.