Carrel Cracks Aces to Double
The flop was down 
, and Liang Xu checked to Charlie Carrel who bet 35,000. Xu made the call, and they saw the 
turn.
"Ace! Ace!" exclaimed Xu before the turn was dealt, and he checked to Carrel.
"No! I have aces, trust me" said Xu as Carrel reached for betting chips and saw 45,000 put into the middle.
"Get ace-king out of there" joked Carrel, before he saw Xu raise to 100,000.
"Every time I raise, you fold," said Xu.
But Carrel wasn't going anywhere and moved all in for 183,000.
Xu wasn't happy to see Carrel make a move but he made the call after 20 seconds of thought.
Xu tabled 
, but he was behind to Carrel's straight with 
.
"I knew that was a bad turn card," said Xu, before he saw the 
on the river to give Carrel the nuts.
Xu moves down to 80,000, while Carrel increases to 430,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
80,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |