Aerts Wins a Flip to Double Again
Level 18
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Pieter Aerts opened the button to 120,000 and Orhan Ates shoved from the big blind for around 1,600,000. Aerts had 1,260,000 in his stack and put them all into the middle, which left him at risk.
Pieter Aerts: A♠Q♥ 
Orhan Ates: 8♥8♣
It was a fair fight, and one that leaned towards Ates as the 9♥6♦2♠ flop kept his pocket eights in the lead. However, the pendulum swung back to favor Aerts on the turn as the A♦ gave him top pair. Nothing changed on the 9♦ river, and Aerts got another double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
350,000
1,380,000
|
1,380,000 |