"Put It In The Blog How Lucky He Is"; Balcarcel Scores Back-to-Back Knockouts
A player in middle position moved all in for 26,000 and Owen Balcarcel called in the big blind.
All-in Player: 8♣7♣ 
Owen Balcarcel: K♠K♦
Balcarcel had woken up with kings as the 4♥10♥7♠ flop gave his opponent some hope with a pair, but the at-risk player couldn't improve on the 3♥ turn or 9♥ river as he was sent to the rail.
The next hand, a player in the hijack bet 6,000 on a flop of 10♠A♦8♥ and Balcarcel and Alex Rancore called in the blinds.
The hijack bet another 12,000 on the 6♥ turn, and only Balcarcel called this time. The river was the Q♠ and the hijack moved all in for 11,500. Balcarcel snap-called.
"Jack-nine. I already know it," tablemate Hugh Merlino said to Balcarcel, and he indeed turned over J♣9♥ for a straight. The hijack tossed his cards into the muck and made his exit.
"Put it in the blog how lucky this guy is," Mike Kelly added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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220,000
220,000
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220,000 |