Chan Cracks Selides' Aces to Survive
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Tsz Him Chan moved all in for 113,000 from early position and Mathieu Selides called in the small blind. The players flipped their cards, with Chan at risk.
Tsz Him Chan: J♠J♦
Mathieu Selides: A♥A♠
Chan had run his pocket jacks into aces, but the board came 8♦J♥3♥5♠8♣ to give him jacks full of eights. He won the pot and doubled his stack, avoiding elimination late in Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 91,000 |
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164,000 | -166,000 |