Simonin Summons an Ace
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Thibaud Martin opened to 350,000 in the cutoff and Pierre Simonin three-bet jammed a stack of 2,000,000 from the button. Martin quickly called with a bigger stack.
Pierre Simonin: A♠7♠ 
Thibaud Martin: Q♦Q♠
Simonin was in rough shape before the flop landed 8♦K♣A♥ to pair his ace and he stayed ahead for a double as the board finished out 8♣9♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,500,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
4,000,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |