Laurila Flops an Ace to Crack Yang's Cowboys
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
A huge pot was brewing between Tero Laurila and Chongxian Yang.
The action was picked up with Yang having 48,000 laid out in front of him from the cutoff. It was back on Laurila, who had moved all in for 184,500 from middle position, and after rechecking his cards, Yang called.
Tero Laurila: A♥K♥ 
Chongxian Yang: K♠K♦
Yang had a chance to become one of the chip leaders, and would be if the board ran clean. Instead of moving up the counts, it seemed likely that Yang would plummet as the 4♠5♥A♣ flop gave Laurila a pair of aces.
A 2♣ on the turn did bring around some chop outs as any three would put a straight on board, but the 5♦ river changed nothing, and Laurila scored the big double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
342,500
|
342,500 |
|
140,000
200,000
|
200,000 |