In three back-to-back hands, Raj Patel doubled through Jose Pereira, then Jose doubled through Raj, then Raj knocked out Jose. Here's how it happened:
On the first hand, Raj Patel found himself all in on a a [Qh][4h][Jd] flop with [Js][Jc] and was up against the open ended straight draw of Jose Pereira who held [Kd][Td]. The [5h] turn and [Kc] kept Raj's set in front, and he doubled up.
On the second hand, Jose was all in preflop with [Kh][7h] and was up against Raj's [Th][7s]. The [4h][Tc][Ah] gave Raj the best hand with a pair of sevens, but Jose was still very live with a flush draw and a draw to a pair of kings. The [3h] hit the turn to lock up the doubleup for Jose, and the river fell the meaningless [2h].
The two tangled one last time when Jose was all in with [Ah][Kh] and was up against Raj's [Ac][Tc]. Jose was in great shape to double up when the flop fell [3c][6d][8d], and he maintained his lead on the [8s] turn. But the [Th] was the three outer Raj needed to eliminate Jose in 3rd place. Jose was unlucky in this last hand, but he'll have $6,391 to console him for his efforts today.
