Cracked Aces Send Cimbolas to the Rail
Level 14
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Matas Cimbolas raised to 10,000 from the hijack and Thomas Boivin called from the small blind. Chino Rheem then three-bet to 45,000 from the big and Cimbolas just called, which left him approximately 80,000 behind. Boivin got out of the way and it was heads-up action to a flop of 
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Rheem moved all in and Cimbolas snap-called off.
Matas Cimbolas: 
Chino Rheem: 
Cimbolas had the superior pocket pair but the running 
turn and 
river gave Rheem a runner-runner straight to win the pot and score the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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400,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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Busted | |
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