McNicholas Doubles With Aces
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas made it 250,000 to go from under the gun, and a few seats over, "KnightsofNight" made it 450,000 to go. McNicholas called all in with 
, and was miles ahead of the 
shown by "KnightsofNight."
The flop of 
meant that only running cards would change the hand now, but the 
turn wasn't one of those, securing an easy double for McNicholas
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
994,602 | 386,496 |
|
549,095 | -552,786 |
, and it was a classic race, as "dubbadell" showed 
. 
and 
on the turn saw both players check.
completed the board, and after a third check from "dubbadell", "JesusTrackTeamC" fired 194,375. "dubbadell" tossed their hand in, and "JesusTrackTeamC" earned the pot.
, and after "KnightsofNight" checked, "RevoltingBlob12" fired 37,845. "KnightsofNight" came back with a check raise to 110,600, and "RevoltingBlob12" called to see the 
. However, they were drawing dead, as "KnightsofNight" had flopped middle set. With that, hand for hand play has started amongst the final eight.
gave "1BoomSwitch" a flush draw, and the slight lead in the hand, and the 
turn also meant a ten would now split the pot for the two all ins. However, the 
came to give "1BoomSwitch" the triple up, while also sending "CLaP420" to the rail in 12th.
, and they were dominated by the 
, but the ace kicker still played, and that didn't change on the 
turn, or 
river. Now, just 13 players remain.
. It was a classic race, as "Honeyjawn U" showed 
. 
, and the ace high would secure the knockout for "KnightsofNight."