Hardcastle Loses The Min In A Bizarre Aces Versus Kings Scenario
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
After Duc Cao limped in from early position, Jack Hardcastle raised to 8,000. It folded back to Cao and he made the call.
On a flop of 
, Hardcastle bet 6,000 after Cao checked, the call was made setting up a turn.
A 
turn got a check-call again from Cao, after Hardcastle bet 22,000.
When a 
completed the board, Cao checked and Hardcastle fired 54,000. Cao's response was going deep into the tank, rubbing his forehead, with a pained frown painted across his face.
Ultimately Cao decided to call as Hardcastle happily turned over 
. Cao then flipped over none other than 
as he got a look of befuddlement from Hardcastle as he raked the pot in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000 | 167,000 |
|
55,500 | -120,500 |
turn. Ashraf didn't slow down, betting 7,000 when checked to again. This time the pressure folded out Gaurav.
to give back what Gaurav had lost in the last pot.
turn fell and Cao checked again, Laidlaw was done with the checking and fired 9,000. Cao didn't take too long to muck his holding, giving Laidlaw the pot.
