Kings Finally Make It
Howard Smith raised from under the gun. Roberto Antelo was in the hijack and went all in for 570,000 chips. Austin Remmel had around 300,000 chips in the cutoff and called all in. When it came back to Smith, he called, having both all-in players covered.
Austin Remmel: Q♥Q♦
Roberto Antelo: K♥K♣
Howard Smith: 5♥5♦
After getting cracked four times at the same table, pocket kings finally saw a turnaround on the flop of 7♦K♦3♥, which gave Antelo top set and a massive advantage. The turn Q♠ gave Remmel a set as well, but he was still drawing to one out, while Smith was drawing dead. The river was the 3♣, sending the double-up to Antelo and eliminating Remmel.
According to the players, Remmel lost a pot versus Smith just the hand before, where Smith defended the big blind against Remmel’s preflop raise. Smith made Remmel fold two pair, after the river brought in the fourth card to a straight. Either player needed a queen for a straight and Smith showed the table he got there with Qx3x for the big blind special.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
-215,000
|
-215,000 |
|
1,500,000
1,205,000
|
1,205,000 |
|
Busted |