Dowling's Aces Chop
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Irish Open Ambassador Chris Dowling raised to 40,000 as first to act. Jay O'Leary called in the cutoff before Nikolay Dimitrov three-bet to 250,000.
Dowling made it 250,000 to go once it folded back to him, getting O'Leary out of the pot.
Dimitrov called, however, and Dowling continued for 100,000 on the K♦10♦Q♦ flop. O'Leary then pushed in his stack of 400,000, which Dowling quickly called.
Jay O'Leary: A♦K♣ 
Chris Dowling: A♠A♥
Dowling's rockets were up against the pair and flush draw of O'Leary. However, the two chopped the pot instead when the J♠ turn gave both a straight and the 8♠ river changed nothing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,305,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
700,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
690,000
421,500
|
421,500 |