Trip Aces Not Enough For Safari Against Eychenne
Level 22
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Thomas Eychenne raised to 80,000 in the hijack before Faramarz Safari three-bet to 220,000 on the button. Eychenne four-bet to 525,000, Safari moved all in for around 1,400,000, and Eychenne snap-called.
Faramarz Safari: A♦8♣ 
Thomas Eychenne: K♦K♥
Safari was looking for an ace to stay alive and found two of them on the A♥A♣5♥ flop to take the lead. The turn, though, was the K♣ and Eychenne spiked a full house. Safari missed the 7♦ river and was sent to the rail, while Eychenne boosted his stack up past 4,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,300,000
2,900,000
|
2,900,000 |
|
Busted |