One Pair is Enough for Alioto
Level 7
: 400/800, 0 ante
A raise to 6,000 was in front of Dario Alioto and Dutch Boyd then moved all in for 7,000 in the small blind. Aaron Duczak then reraised the pot for 28,700 and Alioto checked the stack of the Canadian.
"I have starting stack," Duczak said and Alioto called. Duczak immediately moved all in after the 
flop and Alioto called.
Dutch Boyd: 
Aaron Duczak: 
Dario Alioto: 
"I gonna be in this tourney for at least five barrels, this is still early for me," Duczak joked.
"You have the diamonds, but I like my hand," Alioto replied and Duczak agreed with him.
The 
turn gave Boyd a pair of fours, but Alioto made the best pair with the 
river to score a double knockout with a single pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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110,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
, which prompted the shove of Gluszko for around 30,000 and the call of Marques with the slightly superior stack.
river to score the double knockout.
, Wai Leong Chan in the big blind check-raised all in for 10,500 and was called by Daniel Rezaei, who had limped first to act, as well as Antti Marttinen and Frank Koopmann. The remaining three active players checked the 
for two pair.
and almost managed to make Daniel Barriocanal fold. However, the Spaniard called for almost all of his own stack to create the following showdown.
turn and 
river, while Bartos took a small hit to his big stack.
