Hand #53: Balsiger Doubles Up Through Salaburu
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The button was on Michael Esposito for the start of this hand. Jeremy Ausmus raised to 800,000 from under the gun. Jesse Sylvia flatted, then Robert Salaburu snap-reraised to 2.8 million. Action folded to Jake Balsiger in the big blind, and he reraised all in for 10.3 million. Ausmus and Sylvia folded, and Salaburu quickly called.
Salaburu turned up the 
, but was behind the 
for the at-risk Balsiger.
There was a bit of a pause before the flop came out and the crowds got riled up. The flop came down 
, and Balsiger's corner went nuts as he had faded the first three cards off the deck.
The turn card brought the 
, and now all Balsiger needed to dodge was a queen on the river.
The river card was dealt with the 
hitting the board, and Salaburu's queens went down in flames. Balsiger ran over to his rail up on the ESPN stage to give high fives to his crew.