Aces vs. Aces
From under the gun plus one, William Thorson limped in. On the button, Bahadir Kilickeser limped and then Eric Vuissoz completed from the small blind.Søren Reffstrup was in the big blind and raised to 48,000. After a couple minutes of deep thought, Thorson called. The other two players folded.
The flop came down 
and both players checked to see the 
come out on the turn. Reffstrup checked and Thorson bet 42,000. Reffstrup check-raised all in for about 125,000 and Thorson called.
Both players tabled aces. Reffstrup held the 
and Thorson the 
. The river completed the board with the 
and the two of them chopped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
540,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
205,000
75,000
|
75,000 |