Gusmao Hits the River, Then Picks Up Aces
Level 12
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
A player in middle position was all in for 60,000 as Cristian Nagaki called in the small blind. Pedro Gusmao then reraised to force out Nagaki and leave himself heads-up with the all-in player.
All-In Player: A♣K♣ 
Pedro Gusmao: A♥Q♣
Gusmao was dominated as the board came 9♥3♣8♠J♠, but he spiked the Q♠ on the river to send his opponent to the rail.
The next hand, Gusmao three-bet to 55,000 in the small blind and Jose Barbosa moved all in from the big blind. The initial raiser folded in the cutoff, while Gusmao snap-called for 350,000.
Pedro Gusmao: A♦A♠
Jose Barbosa: A♥K♥
Gusmao showed down aces as he was on the fortunate end of a massive cooler. The board ran out K♠9♥J♠8♠A♣ and Gusmao improved to top set on the river to earn the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
620,000
266,000
|
266,000 |
|
250,000
-141,000
|
-141,000 |