Meinders Up Against Ace-King (Twice)

Jesse Martin raised under the gun, and Brian Meinders in the big blind was the only caller. Meinders checked when the flop came , then called when Martin bet. He check-called again on the turn and the river. Martin turned over for top pair-top kicker, and Meinder mucked his cards. He said afterwards that he had an ace with a weaker kicker. After the hand, Meinders had only 3,500 in front of him

On the very next hand, Joseph Cheong raised from under the gun, and Meinders three-bet from the small blind. Cheong re-raised, and Meinders called for the last of his chips. Cheong held , and Meinders had . The board ran out , and Meinders more than doubled up. After the series of hands, he had 9,000 in chips.