Messina Cracks Kovalchuk's Aces and Doubles with Quads
From middle position, Valentin Messina raised to 4,400. Oleksii Kovalchuk reraised from the small blind to 10,100 before Messina shoved all in for 42,900. Kovalchuk snapped with the 
. Messina held the 
.
"How many f***ing times you gonna get aces?" said John Duthie, citing the fact that Kovalchuk has had them many, many times today.
Those aces wouldn't hold, though, as the board ran out 
to give Messina quads. He doubled on the second time we've seen quads today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
94,000 | 4,000 |
|
90,200 | 39,200 |