Vaillancourt's Deuces Hold
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Noah Vaillancourt raised to 12,500 from the cutoff only to have the player on the button re-raise all in for 59,000. The blinds got out of the way and Vaillancourt plopped out a call.
Vaillancourt showed 
and was racing for his opponent's tournament life with 
. The flop of 
hit the felt, keeping Vaillancourt in the lead. The 
paired the board on the turn and the 
completed the community cards. Vaillancourt's opponent took his leave and Vaillancourt brought his stack up to about 270,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | 145,000 |