Aces Earn Krzesinski a Double-Up
Level 9
: Blinds 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
From the cutoff, Biao Ding raised to 40,000 before Tomasz Krzesinski made it 160,000 from the button. Jorryt van Hoof four-bet out of the small blind to 300,000, which got Ding to fold. Krzesinski put in his stack of 301,000, and Van Hoof called for the extra 1,000.
Tomasz Krzesinski: A♠A♦9♣4♠
Jorryt van Hoof: K♠K♥10♠7♣
Krzesinski had aces against the kings of Van Hoof. The dealer produced a runout of 8♥6♥7♥4♣A♥ to give Krzesinski the best hand with a set of aces, and he earned the double-up through Van Hoof.