A player in early position opened to 500, the hijack called, and the cutoff three-bet to 2,500. John Harms called in the big blind and the other players folded.

The flop saw a check-raise by Harms, and his stack of about 24,500 ended up getting in the middle.

John Harms:
Opponent:

Harms' fishhooks improved to top set on the flop, and the and completed the board to confirm the aces would be cracked, and to confirm Harms would score the early double-up.

Harms punched his ticket to this tournament by winning the Super Tournament of Champions at the Lone Star Trading Post in Nebraska, and he is hoping to continue his run for a top prize.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Harms	55,000 25,000	25,000