Karakitukov Doubles with Aces

Maxime Taldir

Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jason Koon in the cutoff raised to 210,000, then Veselin Karakitukov in the small blind three-bet to 655,000 with 25,000 behind. Koon called.

Karakitukov jammed on a flop of 3♠8♦8♠ and Koon snap-called.

Veselin Karakitukov: A♥A♦K♥6♠ All in
Jason Koon: A♠K♠10♠4♦

The J♠A♣ runout kept Karakitukov in the lead and he doubled up.