Bratanov Beats Stratmeyer's Aces to Double
Level 7
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mario Bratanov got his stack of 164,000 in from the small blind against Christian Stratmeyer in the cutoff, who covered him by a few chips.
Mario Bratanov: A♠Q♣J♣4♠ 
Christian Stratmeyer: A♥A♦10♦7♦
Bratanov flopped trips on 4♦3♠4♥ and Stratmeyer could not recover on the 8♥6♣ runout, leaving him with less than two big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
338,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
|
9,000
-171,000
|
-171,000 |