Peffly Climbs Off the Felt; Plausinaitis Doubles Off Diaz

Alex Peffly was down to his last 85,000 and moved all in from the button as Kuljinder Sidhu called in the big blind.

Alex Peffly: K♦J♦
Kuljinder Sidhu: A♠9♣

Peffly took the lead on a flop of 3♠J♣8♦ with a pair of jacks. Sidhu made a pair on the 9♥ turn, but Peffly improved to trips on the J♥ river as he picked up his jack and gave it a kiss to celebrate his double up.

"What a beautiful jack. This is the most chips that I've had in two hours," Peffly said.

At the same time at another table, Paulius Plausinaitis was all in for 400,000 in the small blind and Martin Diaz called on the button.

Paulius Plausinaitis: A♠Q♦
Martin Diaz: A♦J♦

Plausinaitis had Diaz dominated and was poised for a double up as the board came 5♣4♠5♣K♦2♣. Plausinaitis' queen-kicker played as he stayed alive in the tournament.