Saaskilahti Busts Bedell, Still Not Chip Leader at His Table
"Do you do coaching for Tritons? I also want to win three out of four," Martin Nielsen asked Tom-Aksel Bedell.
"I'm too old for that," Bedell replied.
Chin Wei Lim then opened to 10,000 in early position and Lauri Saaskilahti three-bet to 30,000 in middle position. Bedell called in the small blind, while Lim got out of the way.
Saaskilahti bet another 20,000 on the 6♠5♦5♣ flop, Bedell moved all in for 54,000, and Saaskilahti called.
Tom-Aksel Bedell: A♠8♠ 
Lauri Saaskilahti: A♣Q♣
Both players had ace-high, but Saaskilahti was ahead with his queen-kicker. The board ran out 9♣A♥ and Saaskilahti's queen continued to play to send Bedell to the rail.
Saaskilahti moved up close to 1,000,000 with that pot, but he's still not the chip leader at this table as Nielsen has climbed up to around 1,200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
287,000
|
287,000 |
|
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|
950,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
150,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
Busted | |