Frei and Kumar Have the Hearts
We picked up the action preflop with a main that had already built up to over 35,000. Kumar Hate was already all in and called twice at this point. The small blind was all in over the top for 34,000 and change more and action was on Aaron Frei who had about 48,000 left in front of him. He decided to put both players at risk by making the call.
Hate: 
Opponent: 
Frei: 
Frei called out for an eight the whole way down. He wouldn't get one... but he also didn't need one. The board ran out 
. It took the table a few seconds to realize it but Frei and Hate had both made flushes. Hate scooped the main pot while Frei took down the even larger side pot.
Frei tried to explain his thought process throughout the hand to the table but it didn't stop him from being a little shy when asked for his name. "Oh no, don't put this one up," he joked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
83,000 | |
|
36,000 |