Himmelbrand Cracks Aces
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
In a battle of the blinds, Kevin Albers (sb) and Greg Himmelbrand (bb) limped to the flop of 
. Albers checked, Himmelbrand fired 50,000, then got check-raised to 125,000, and called.
On the 
turn, Albers again checked, Himmelbrand led for 175,000, Albers again check-raised to 500,000, which covered Himmelbrand. He called off his last 480,000, showing 
for trip eights. Albers tabled 
and his pocket Aces had been cracked.
The 
completed the board and improved Himmelbrand further to a full house, He doubled up to more than 1.3 million. Albers' stak dipped below 4 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,950,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
1,330,000
770,000
|
770,000 |