D'Alessio Has Kicker Problems
Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
On a flop of 2♠10♣2♦, Ferdinando D'Alessio fired out 50,000 from the cutoff and Szabolcs Kukucska called on the button.
A A♥ appeared on the turn, causing D'Alessio to barrel again, this time for 110,000. Kukucska put in the call.
The 3♦ completed the runout and D'Alessio decided to check. Kukucska bet 300,000 and after using one of his time banks, D'Alessio called.
Kukucska showed the winner with A♠K♦ for aces-up with a king-kicker, as D'Alessio showed A♣J♥ for an inferior kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,900,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
2,250,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
2,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
1,800,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
1,225,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
775,000
20,000
|
20,000 |