Lipton Flops a Set to Crack Ashdown's Aces
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Chad Lipton raised to 160,000 from early position. Harrison Ashdown called from the cutoff and Kurt Fitzgerald defended out of the big blind.
Fitzgerald and Lipton checked to Ashdown on the 2♦10♥4♦ flop and he bet 125,000. Fitzgerald called before Lipton check-raised to 400,000. Only Ashdown called.
The turn came the K♥. Lipton shoved all in for Ashdown's remaining 1,000,000 chips. Ashdown snap-called and the cards were revealed.
Harrison Ashdown: A♦A♣ 
Chad Lipton : 4♠4♣
Lipton had flopped a set of fours and had Ashdown drawing to two outs. The 2♥ hit the river and Lipton had eliminated Ashdown with his set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,100,000
2,120,000
|
2,120,000 |
|
2,200,000
1,645,000
|
1,645,000 |
|
1,050,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
||
|
|
880,000
615,000
|
615,000 |
|
Busted | |