button in SafariThe Student Becomes the Master; Arenas Wakes Up With Aces to Double
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Zhao Liu and Bahar Musa built a pot of around 800,000 as they went to a flop of Q♣3♥5♠. Musa then bet 175,000 from early position, and Liu raised to 510,000 under the gun. Musa tanked for a few minutes before folding.
"He's my student," Wesley Fei said about Liu.
"I know who the teacher is," Ali Ayub added.
"He's the only one who can beat me," Liu replied.
At another table, Espen Sandvik had opened to 160,000 under the gun and Archimedes Arenas three-bet to 360,000 in middle position. Sandvik then moved all in, and Arenas snap-called for 2,370,000.
Archimedes Arenas: A♣A♦ 
Espen Sandvik: Q♣Q♠
Arenas had Sandvik crushed with his aces, and the board ran out K♠J♥10♥3♥10♣ to earn him the double-up.