Labat Limps Aces and Doubles on Flop
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Antoine Labat opened the hand with a limp from the cutoff and Anton Kraous checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came 3♦6♥J♦. Kraous checked and Labat bet 150,000. Kraous responded by moving all in for the rest of Labat's stack and Labat made the call for around 1,200,000. Players flipped their cards.
Antoine Labat: A♠A♣
Anton Kraous: J♥5♣
Kraous had flopped a pair of jacks, but Labat had been slow playing pocket aces.
The turn came the 10♠ and the river was the 4♥. Labat's aces held and he doubled up to around 2,750,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,750,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
1,740,000
-3,810,000
|
-3,810,000 |