Matti Picks Up Aces in Massive Three-Way All In
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
A big crowd was gathering around start-of-day chip leader Ermanno Pacini's table as a massive pot was taking place. Dore Hajjar was all in for his last 90,000 in the small blind, Armand Matti shoved for 519,000 under the gun, and Pacini put both opponents at risk on the button.
Dore Hajjar: Q♣Q♥ 
Armand Matti: A♥A♣
Ermanno Pacini: K♠K♦
It was a huge cooler as all three players woke up with big pocket pairs, while Matti was ahead with his aces. The board ran out J♣6♣J♠7♦A♦ and Matti improved to a full house on the river, sending Hajjar to the rail while earning a double up off Pacini.
"What a hand. The Main Event is like PokerStars. Aces versus kings versus queens," tablemate Safi Haidar said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
850,000
-710,000
|
-710,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |