Cantu Got Full Value With Aces
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
First to act, John Cantu raised it to 700. Everybody folded to the player in the big blind, who raised it to 2,300. Cantu made it to 7,000 and his opponent just called.
On the 
flop, the player in the big blind announced all in and Cantu called.
Opponent: 
John Cantu: 
The turn 
and river 
didn't change anything and Cantu's pocket aces were good to eliminate a player.
"I was raising a lot before the flop, I think he just didn't believe me," said Cantu, who has already tripled his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
. 
, good for a set of jacks. His opponent promptly mucked his hand while Thalman scooped the pot worth nearly an entire starting stack.
. The big blind led out for 1,000, got a call from the button, then Richard Turgeon raised to 2,000 from the small blind. Both opponents called.
river and his opponent fired another 5,000. Turgeon made the call. His opponent showed 
, fired again, and Taylor made another call. The turn put a third club on the board. McMillan moved all in, this time, Taylor made the laydown. It was then revealed that Taylor had laid down the same hand that McMillan had, pocket kings, albeit without McMillan's flush draw.
