"GiantGenius" Cracks Aces
In Level 12 with blinds of 1,200/2,400 and an ante of 300, action folded around to the cutoff where "Standoff2327" limped in. "GiantGenius" was next to act and raised to 6,000 on the button. "sdandouli" three-bet shoved for 25,000 in the big blind and "Standoff2327" folded to put action back onto "GiantGenius," who called.
"sdandouli": 
"GiantGenius": 
"sdandouli" saw their aces look great preflop and they remained ahead as the flop came 
, giving "GiantGenius" a pair of fives and a backdoor flush draw. One pair then became two on the turn 
, leaving "sdandouli" in need of hitting an ace, king, or jack to stay alive. Instead, a queen came on the river 
and their aces wound up no good to result in their elimination from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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188,867 | |
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96,651 | |
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Busted |
and river 
left them needing to fade two outs twice more to see the pot shipped their way. Unfortunately for them, the turn 
gave "Stonniepokes" a set of jacks and left them with one shot at hitting a two outer of their own. It didn't come on the river 
. "BigBang" checked and "stephhub0331" made a continuation-bet of 9,000. "BigBang" called, bringing the pot size up to 41,100 and leaving them with 32,500 behind.
and "BigBang" checked again. "stephhub0331" made a pot-sized bet, effectively putting "BigBang" to a decision for the rest of their chips. They thought for about 20 seconds and then folded, resulting in "stephhub0331" taking down the pot with their second barrel.
