Carbo Spikes Ace to Leave Ilani Desperately Short
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Gerard Carbo stacked off preflop from the small blind against Ran Ilani in the big blind. Ilani made the final raise, a shove all in for 71,500. Carbo made the call and players revealed their cards.
Gerard Carbo: A♥Q♠ 
Ran Ilani: K♥K♠
The board ran out 3♠A♦7♥5♠7♦. Carbo paired his ace on the flop and made two pair with the sevens on board to win the pot. Ilani was left with just 500 chips behind, less than half the small blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
500
-84,500
|
-84,500 |