Auker Ascends With Aces
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
All of the chips had gotten into the middle before the flop between Ken Auker in the big blind and his opponent, who was on the button.
"Do you have aces?" asked Auker's opponent.
Auker nodded affirmatively, tabling 
.
"Queen!" said the player on the button, tabling 
.
No queen came on the runout 
and Auker's bullets remained best. Auker's stack was counted to be 41,000, barely covering his opponent to earn the pot and the knockout and bringing his stack north of 80K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
81,000 |