Kornuth Wakes Up With Aces to Double Through Antonius
Level 14
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Action folded to Patrik Antonius who raised to 120,000 from the hijack. Then Chance Kornuth in the cutoff three-bet all in for his stack of 635,000. It folded back to Antonius, who confirmed the count of Kornuth before making the call.
Chance Kornuth: A♥A♦ 
Patrik Antonius: 7♠7♥
Kornuth found a perfect time to wake up with aces, and once the board ran out 4♠8♦Q♥8♥K♥ the pocket aces remained best, giving Kornuth the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,395,000
745,000
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745,000 |
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775,000
1,800,000
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1,800,000 |
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