Renard Triples Up with Aces
Level 22
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Norman Renard in the cutoff was all-in and at risk for 197,000 against Fernando Lopes in the small blind with 339,000 and Mathieu Pontin on the button who had them covered.
Norman Renard: A♠A♣
Fernando Lopes: A♦Q♦
Mathieu Pontin: 6♦6♥
Renard's aces held on K♥9♥8♣Q♥10♦ so he tripled up, while Lopes minimized damage by taking the side pot. The table broke after this hand.