Yao Finds a King to Crack Moser's Aces
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Bixi Yao had her stack of 150,000 in the middle with the second-best starting hand in all of No-Limit Hold'em, but ran into the one hand she didn't want to see.
Bixi Yao: K♠K♣ 
Andreas Moser: A♠A♣
"One time," uttered Yao.
Those magic words must have worked as Yao did improve to a set on the K♥7♥6♠ flop to take the lead. An ace is what Moser needed to find but he couldn't do it as the Q♠9♠ runout left him with around six big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
75,000
-498,000
|
-498,000 |