No Luck for the Aces
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Aces isn't a good hand apparently, if it can be judged from the last couple of hands in the Main Event.
At first it was Rong Shan Li who shoved from early position with 158,000 chips, holding 
, to get called by aces. The board came 
, and Li found a magic river to double up, while his opponent made a set on the turn.
In another table, it was Mike Takayama who was all in with 
preflop against his opponent's 
, only to spike the 
, on the flop, and hold to send him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000 | 951,500 |
|
385,000 | 338,000 |