Shabelnyk Doubles With Aces
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Elias Gutierrez opened the action with a raise to 2,500, and when it folded to Valentyn Shabelnyk in the cutoff, he three-bet to 7,500. It folded back to Gutierrez and he made the call.
The flop came 10♦J♠2♣ and Gutierrez checked to Shabelnyk who bet out 5,000. Gutierrez then raised to 15,000. After using a time bank, Shabelnyk made the call.
The turn brought the 3♠ and Gutierrez bet to put Shabelnyk all in for his stack of 56,500, which Shabelnyk snap called.
Valentyn Shabelnyk: A♦A♣ 
Elias Gutierrez: K♠Q♠
Shabelnyk was ahead with his pocket aces, but would need to fade the open-ended straight draw of Gutierrez. The 3♥ on the river was a clean one for Shabelnyk, who secured the double up with his two pair, aces and threes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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161,000
128,900
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128,900 |
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86,500
-125,500
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-125,500 |
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