Vihikainen Nearly Triples
Level 13
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
In a preflop confrontation, Michail Karapanos was all-in from the button for around 150,000, Aki Vihikainen was all-in from the big blind for 176,000, and they were up against the covering stack of Ying Kan in the cutoff.
Michail Karapanos: K♠K♦10♦6♣ 
Aki Vihikainen: Q♥Q♦J♠8♥
Ying Kan: A♦K♥5♠3♠
The board ran out 7♣A♠Q♣2♠3♦. Vihikainen was best with a set of queens to earn nearly a full triple up, while Karapanos was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
530,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
Busted |