Salazar Cracks Aces to Double Up
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action folded to Luis Salazar in the hijack and raised all in for his stack of 71,000. It then folded to the small blind Michael Kaplitz who three-bet all in, which got a quick fold from the big blind, leaving the players heads up with Salazar at risk.
Luis Salazar: K♦Q♦ 
Michael Kaplitz: A♠A♥
Salazar ran into the pocket aces of Kaplitz, but the board ran out 9♠Q♣6♦K♥7♥ giving Salazar two pair, to crack the aces of Kaplitz and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
156,000
111,800
|
111,800 |
|
140,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |