Lim's Aces Get Plenty of Value
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
A few pots had been traded, mostly between Aaron Lim and Thomas Lee with both players near the top of the chip counts. Then, the Australian opened to 175,000 from the button and he called the three-bet of Lee from the small blind for a total of 400,000.
On the 
flop, Lee's bet of 425,000 was called and the 
turn got checked through. The 
river completed the board and Lee quickly called the carefully chosen value-bet worth 425,000 by Lim to discover the bad news. The Australian had turned a full house with 
and Lee's hand was no good. He later said in table chat that he held 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,425,000
1,825,000
|
1,825,000 |
|
||
|
1,500,000
-1,800,000
|
-1,800,000 |