Back-to-back hands with A-Q proved disastrous for Aaron Kanter. In the first hand, he couldn't catch up to the pocket sixes held by Robert Herman and took a 37,000-chip hit after all the money went in preflop.
Just one hand later, Kanter called the 28,000-chip all in of Kenneth Shelton. Shelton held , making Kanter a significant favorite, but the board came .
After these two hands, Kanter fell to 116,000 in chips.