A Good Time for Aces

Really, it's always a good time for aces. But some times are better than others. The value of a hand like aces is a bit less in the early stages of a large MTT like the EPT Grand Final, when a player can't stand to win as many chips. As play progresses, the value increases. It's perhaps even best when you're short on chips.

Wooka Kim, after taking a hit at the end of the day yesterday and not getting much started today, was short on chips and in the big blind. There was an open-raise to 4,100 from middle position. She squeezed her cards, then calmly declared, "All in" and moved her 15,700 chips into the middle. Her opponent called with {A-Hearts}