Berman Finds an Ace to Triple Up
Ralph Porter raised to 2,500 from under the gun which was called by Nawaung Maran in the hijack. Then Mikhail Snatovskii three-bet to 9,000 in the cutoff, before Kevin Berman four-bet all in for 37,400. Porter then went all in for 37,500 and after thiking about his decision for over a minute, Maran folded. Snatovskii quickly made the call to put both players at risk.
Kevin Berman: A?Q? 
Ralph Porter: K?K?
Mikhail Snatovskii: Q?Q?
It was a massive showdown of premium hands, with Porter in the driver seat to get a triple up. The 5?6?10? flop changed nothing, but the A? on the turn put Berman in front with his pair of aces. The river was the 3? and Berman tripled up, leaving Porter with just 200 chips.
Shortly after Porter was seen leaving the tournament area as he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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116,500
116,500
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116,500 |
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88,500
88,500
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88,500 |
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8,500
-42,700
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-42,700 |
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Busted | |
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