Ochoa Runs Into Matula's Queens; Hu Stuns Palevic on the River
Miroslav Matula raised to 150,000 in early position, Cristobal Ochoa moved all in for 630,000 in the cutoff, and Matula called.
Cristobal Ochoa: A♣7♣ 
Miroslav Matula: Q♥Q♦
Ochoa was looking for an ace as Matula showed down a pair of queens. He picked up a straight draw going to the river on a board of 6♠4♠4♣3♥, but the 4♦ river was no help and he was sent to the rail.
At the same time at another table, Rifat Palevic had opened to 120,000 under the gun, then called when David Hu moved all in for 1,010,000 on the button.
David Hu: A♥9♥
Rifat Palevic: 9♦9♠
Hu was also looking for an ace, but it seemed he would have the same fate as Ochoa when the board came 10♣8♦5♦8♠. The river, though, was the A♠ and Palevic shot back in his seat and let out a deep sigh as Hu spiked two pair to win the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,500,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
2,200,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
||
|
2,100,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |