Hennigan Forces Aldridge Out
A player had already gone all in for around 5,000 chips when a flop of 4♥4♠4♣ was spread, but the main action was happening between John Hennigan in the big blind and Ken Aldridge in the cutoff, who had a side pot of 33,600 brewing.
Hennigan decided to bet the pot, amounting to 51,100. Aldridge spent a few minutes in the tank before the clock was called. Without reaching the end of his countdown, Aldridge made the fold to create a heads up showdown.
All-in player: A♠K♣J♦4♦2♦ 
John Hennigan: A♥A♣8♦5♣2♠
Hennigan was awarded the side pot, while the 9♣ turn locked up the pot for the player with quad fours, tripling him up. The 3♠ river completed the board, after which Aldridge lamented that he would have made nines full on the turn, which meant that he would have won the gigantic side pot had he made the call.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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94,500
-37,500
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-37,500 |
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83,000
62,000
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62,000 |
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