Cruz Finds a Queen to Bust Aiba
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Vaclav Drbal opened to 5,500 from early position with Luis Rodriguez Cruz calling from middle position. Koichi Aiba three-bet shoved four roughly 30,000 from the cutoff, which only Cruz called.
Koichi Aiba: K♣K♥ 
Luis Rodriguez Cruz: Q♥Q♣
Alba looked set to double through Cruz with pocket kings. However, the runout of 8♣2♥10♠Q♠9♣ gave Cruz the winner with a set of queens on the turn, sending Aiba out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | |
|
45,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
Busted |