El Hadj Cracks Berraboukh's Aces
Level 17
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ali Ait El Hadj stacked off preflop from the button for 95,000 against Fabian Berraboukh, who had El Hadj covered from the small blind as the cards were turned.
Ali Ait El Hadj: A♠Q♦ 
Fabian Berraboukh: AxAx
The flop ran out 4♥8♠Q♠ and El Hadj paired his queen. Berraboukh was still ahead on the 8♣ turn, but the Q♣ river gave El Hadj trip queens. He cracked Berraboukh's aces to win the pot, doubling his stack. Berraboukh took it well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | |
|
70,000 |