Zheng Two-Outers Hilmisson to the Rail
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Arriving on the 9♣6♠6♥ flop in a pot of 175,000, Axel Hilmisson bet 50,000 from early position. Xiaosheng Zheng then raised all in from the next seat over, and Hilmisson snap-called for his stack of 170,000.
Axel Hilmisson: K♠K♦
Xiaosheng Zheng: J♥J♣
Zheng was in dire shape against Hilmisson's kings. The 5♥ turn was of no help, but the J♠ river saw Zheng hit a set to eliminate his opponent. Hilmisson took the bad beat in stride and calmly exited the table.