Rocket Launch
Level 26
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Jim Harnden opened to 55,000 before Brian Hastings three-bet shoved all in. The action paused on Sterling Savill for a moment as he pondered what to do with his pocket fives, but he eventually settled on a fold. Harnden snap-called, though, and both he and Hastings were very anxious to table their hands.
Showdown
Harnden:
Hastings:
Yikes. Hastings flopped his backdoor freeroll on the , but the turn ensured a split pot and a bit of a frustrated chuckle from Savill. "I had the fives," he said. The river was a formality, and the two pairs of aces chop up the blinds and antes between them.