Chalkiotis Paid for Aces
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Emmanouil Chalkiotis open-raised to 3,500 from the button, Max Neugebauer three-bet to 15,000 from the big blind, and Chalkiotis called.
The flop came K♦2♠9♥ and Neugebauer continued for 10,000. Chalkiotis raised all in for 34,500 and Neugebauer called.
Emmanouil Chalkiotis: A♥A♣ 
Max Neugebauer: A♠K♥
Neugebauer needed a king to catch up, but Chalkiotis held with his pocket aces as the turn came the Q♦ and river the 7♣. He won the pot and doubled his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
52,000
65,500
|
65,500 |