McKellar Doubles Through Nikitin
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Pierce McKellar opened to 20,000 in early position and Anatoly Nikitin announced all in as the big stack from the big blind. McKellar quickly called off his stack of 141,000 and the cards were tabled.
Pierce McKellar: A♠Q♦
Anatoly Nikitin: K♣J♦
The flop came A♥A♦K♦ and McKellar took a huge lead with trip aces. The 2♥ on the turn left Nikitin drawing dead to the J♠ on the river and McKellar doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
835,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
141,000
44,000
|
44,000 |