Panagiotopoulos Runs Into Aces...Two of Them!
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Roman Stoica was on the button with a raise of 50,000 in front of him before Marius Kudzmanas reraised to 95,000 in early position. Ioannis Panagiotopoulos then moved all in for 350,000 in the cutoff, Stoica also stuck in his last 265,000, and Kudzmanas snap-called to a round of "wows" from the rest of the table.
Roman Stoica: A♠A♦ 
Ioannis Panagiotopoulos: 10♦10♣
Marius Kudzmanas: A♣A♥
Both Stoica and Kudzmanas showed down two aces, leaving Panagiotopoulos needing help to survive. The board ran out 4♣4♥Q♣8♦2♣ and they chopped up the main pot, while Kudzmanas took the side pot to send Panagiotopoulos to the rail.
"Why can't you have kings one time?" Stoica asked Kudzmanas after the dramatic encounter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
760,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
430,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
Busted |