Mckain's Aces Hold
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Ernest Essad limped in early position and Brian Mckain raised to 90,000 in the hijack. Essad made the call.
The flop came A♠3♠8♥ and the money quickly went in with Mckain only having 122,000 behind.
Brian Mckain: A♣A♥K♥3♦ 
Ernest Essad: 8♠6♠5♠5♥
The board ran out 3♥, J♠ with Mckain improving to a full house, aces full of threes to earn the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,440,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
474,000
198,000
|
198,000 |