Chaoui, Simao Play a Classic Flip
Level 16
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel gave Mehdi Chaoui a standing ovation when he climbed over 500,000. "First time over starting stack," Kabrhel said as the rest of the table also erupted in applause.
Chaoui then raised to 60,000 on the button and Joao Simao three-bet to 175,000 in the small blind. Chaoui moved all in for 560,000, and Simao called.
Mehdi Chaoui: A♠K♥ 
Joao Simao: Q♦Q♥
It was a classic flip, and Chaoui hit the K♣K♠9♣ flop to take the lead with trips. The rest of the board ran out 6♥9♦ and Chaoui doubled up.
Hugo Machado was recently eliminated on another table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
530,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
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Busted | |