Montes Scoops Massive Pot with Aces and Sends One Player to the Rail
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
We arrived at the table with action already underway and one player already all in. Miguel Montes fired 20,000 on the turn on a board of Q♣2♣9♠8♥. Antonio Sáez, seated to his left, made the call.
The 8♠ river checked through, bringing about the showdown.
Big Blind: Q♦2♦ 
Miguel Montes: A♠A♦
Antonio Sáez: A♣4♣
Montes' aces and eights were good enough to claim a pot worth more than 70,000 chips, eliminating the short stack in the process and pushing his stack north of 140,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | |
|
90,000 |