Massey Spikes Jack to Survive
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A player in early position opened for 1,500 and was reraised to 4,000 by a player in middle position. A short-stacked player moved all in for approximately 9,000 and it was folded around to Aaron Massey who also moved all in. The original raiser folded and the player in middle position made the call with 
. The shortest stacked player held 
and was in prime position to triple up as Massey held 
.
The flop would come safe for the player with kings but the river was a jack to give Massey a set. The river changed nothing and Massey scored a much needed triple up. He would win the next hand to move his stack to 50,000. The 2012 champion of this event is fresh off a six figure tournament win in Chicago and is looking to continue his impressive 2014 results thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 22,000 |