Ace for Gates Crushes Cooper
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Rick Cooper went all-in for 62,000 and was called by Evert Zwartjens. Daniel Gates wanted to play for more and jammed for 144,000, which yielded a fold from Zwartjens to go to a showdown between Cooper and Gates.
Rick Cooper: J♠J♥
Daniel Gates: A♦Q♠
Cooper stayed ahead on the flop 8♠4♣10♠, but the A♥ spelt doom for Cooper as it left him with only two outs with one card to go. The 9♣ sealed the deal and sent Cooper out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
256,000
208,500
|
208,500 |
|
250,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
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Busted |