Blue Cracks Aces to Triple Up
Timothy Blue was in middle position and was involved in a three-way all in against Andrew Kim in early position and the player in the cutoff. Blue was the short stack of the trio with 19,000, the cutoff had 52,000, and Kim had both of his opponents covered.
Timothy Blue: K♠4♠ 
Cutoff: A♣Q♥
Andrew Kim: A♠A♦
The flop came 4♣10♠2♥ with Kim's pair of aces still in the lead, but Blue picked up some equity with a pair of fours. The K♦ landed on the turn, improving Blue to two pair, kings and fours. His hand remained best as the 9♣ rolled off on the river.
After the hand, Blue began to stand up thinking that he was eliminated and his tablemates quickly explained to him that he had hit two pair to triple up.
"I was getting ready to go to bed," Blue joked as he sat back down in his chair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
137,700
|
137,700 |
|
67,000
7,000
|
7,000 |