Alekian on the Wrong End of a Cooler
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Giulio Gallo raised under the gun to 3,000 and Blaz Zerjav called from the next seat. Antoine Hasbani three-bet to 16,000 out of the small blind before Genrik Alekian cold four-bet to 42,000 from the big blind. Gallo folded, but Zerjav called for his stack of roughly 24,000. Hasbani folded what he said were pocket queens, and Zejav and Alekian turned over their cards.
Blaz Zerjav: A♣A♠ 
Genrik Alekian: K♣K♦
It was poker's classic cooler, that Alekian was on the wrong end of.
Zerjav's aces stayed ahead through the 6♣10♠8♠3♦4♥ runout, and he more than doubled his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
75,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
73,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
||
|
52,000
38,000
|
38,000 |