Paur Hits His Ace; Mao Rues His Fold
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Renji Mao raised to 22,000 in the cutoff and Pavlin Karakikov called on the button. Taylor Paur then moved all in for 150,000 in the big blind and Mao folded, but Karakikov called to put Paur at risk.
Taylor Paur: A♠5♠ 
Pavlin Karakikov: K♠J♠
The A♥2♣2♠ flop gave Paur two pair and left Karakikov drawing only to running cards as Mao let out a deep sigh. The rest of the board ran out Q♠K♦ and Paur doubled up.
"Pocket deuces," Mao said, indicating he would've flopped quads.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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960,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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570,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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320,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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