Aces Give to David John; Aces Take Away
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About half a level ago David John received a full double through to over 40,000 holding pocket Aces (the majority going in on the river after his opponent bet out 6,125 and then called his shove of around 16k). But the same hand just now dropped him back to 15k after he paid off Leonid Bilokur's set on the turn... Although he'd flopped it with his 
, the board now stood 
and this is where the betting took off - John bet 7,950, Bilokur raised to 18,000, and after a good look at the bet, the pot, his stack etc. John put his opponent all in for around 12k more. Nodding when he saw his opponent's hand and calmly paying him off, John is back to square one.