Hammond's Aces Send Ding Out
Level 6
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Liang Xu raised to 34,000 from middle position and Mark Hammond called from the cutoff. Biao Ding squeezed to 140,000 out of the big blind, which forced Xu to fold. Hammond, however, back-jammed for 562,000, and was snap-called by Ding.
Biao Ding: K♣K♥ 
Mark Hammond: A♥A♣
It was poker's classic preflop cooler that Hammond was on the right side of.
Hammond improved to a set on the 6♥7♥Q♣8♣A♠ runout to win the pot and eliminate Ding, who had just one big blind less than Hammond to start the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,100,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
Busted |