Kondo Spikes an Ace to Stay Alive
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Michael Faterkowski raised to 600 from late position, and Sebastien Aube three-bet to 2,000 from the cutoff. Hirotaka Kondo called from the small blind as did Faterkowski.
The flop came 4♥3♣6♣, Kondo and Faterkowski both checked, and Aube continued for 2,700. Kondo checked-raised to 7,000 and Faterkowski now got out of the way to leave the other two players to it.
Aube re-raised enough to put Kondo all in, who snap called.
Hirotaka Kondo: A♣9♣
Sebastien Aube: J♣J♥
Kondo was way behind but had plenty of outs. The 4♦ on the turn wasn't one of them, but when the A♦ peeled off on the river, it made him a better pair, and the pot was shipped his way for a full double up and more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,500
500
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500 |
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45,200
22,600
|
22,600 |
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
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