Popp Goes the Weasel; Schindelheim Battles
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The player on the button went all in for 450,000 and was quickly called by Andrew Popp in the big blind who said, "I'm not supposed to have these in the big blind..."
Button: K♠10♣ 
Andrew Popp: A♠A♦
Popp's aced held easily; The board was no sweat for the player on the button and he was dead by the turn, left sucking his teeth, wishing his opponent hadn't woken up with it.
The Very Next Hand:
Heads up to a flop of K♦10♣Q♦, Andrew Popp checked and was soon face by an all in of 340,000 from Ron Schindelheim in the big blind. After Popp folded, Schindelheim flashed the J♣.
It wasn't so long ago that Schindelheim was one card away from a bracelet, with his recent runner up in Event #14: $1,000 Super Bounty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000
974,000
|
974,000 |
|
580,000
-710,000
|
-710,000 |