Justin Kruger raised to 6,500 and the player to his left three-bet to 20,000. The player in the big blind moved all-in for 23,100 total and both Kruger and the three-bettor made the call.
The board was checked down to the river by the two players in the sidepot, with the runout bringing the KQ7K2. Kruger bet 15,000 on the river and the other player on the side pot folded. Kruger showed the Q9 for kings and queens. The all-in player revealed the 99 and mucked, hitting the rail late in level 14.
Kruger took down the pot and chipped up to 162,000.
Justin Kruger raised to 6,500 and the player to his left three-bet to 20,000. The player in the big blind moved all-in for 23,100 total and both Kruger and the three-bettor made the call.
The board was checked down to the river by the two players in the sidepot, with the runout bringing the KQ7K2. Kruger bet 15,000 on the river and the other player on the side pot folded. Kruger showed the Q9 for kings and queens. The all-in player revealed the 99 and mucked, hitting the rail late in level 14.
Kruger took down the pot and chipped up to 162,000.
In less than a level Justin “Choctaw” Kruger has gone from 27,000 to 130,000. A lot of that is due to the fact that he was able to play two huge pots with pocket aces.
The second saw him get all-in against an opponent’s KK with the AA.
The board ran out A6366 to secure the knockout for Kruger and push his stack into the six-figure zone.
On the turn with the board reading 5324, there were two checks and Justin “Choctaw” Kruger bet 1,000. The button called and the other two opponents folded.
The river is the 2 and Kruger bet again, this time 2,100. The button quickly called and quickly mucked when Kruger showed 65, giving him a straight. Kruger moves just over the 40,000 mark after stacking his newly acquired chips.
Justin “Choctaw” Kruger called the all-ins of two short stacks, Chris Bowen and Barry Baron, with ace-king. He was up against 5-4 and 8-7 and was looking good for a double elimination.
He fell behind after a 9-9-7-9 flop and turn, but the ace on the river secured the double knockout for Kruger, chipping him up to 240,000.
Barron finished 65th and Bowen 64th, both earning $1,782.
Jim Carroll raised to 11,000 from early position and Justin Kruger three-bet to 27,000 from middle position. Carroll goes into the tank for a minute and then called, leaving himself with about 38,000 behind.
The flop was A103 and both players checked to see the 4 fall on the turn.
“Oh Choctaw,” said “Did you check because you wanted me to go all in?”
Carroll moved all in and Kruger quickly called and tabled A9.
“Oh, you are going to beat me by one card?” said Carroll as he showed A8.
The river is the 5 and Kruger wins the pot to eliminate Carroll.
In less than a level Justin “Choctaw” Kruger has gone from 27,000 to 130,000. A lot of that is due to the fact that he was able to play two huge pots with pocket aces.
The second saw him get all-in against an opponent’s KK with the AA.
The board ran out A6366 to secure the knockout for Kruger and push his stack into the six-figure zone.
On the turn with the board reading 5324, there were two checks and Justin “Choctaw” Kruger bet 1,000. The button called and the other two opponents folded.
The river is the 2 and Kruger bet again, this time 2,100. The button quickly called and quickly mucked when Kruger showed 65, giving him a straight. Kruger moves just over the 40,000 mark after stacking his newly acquired chips.
Justin “Choctaw” Kruger called the all-ins of two short stacks, Chris Bowen and Barry Baron, with ace-king. He was up against 5-4 and 8-7 and was looking good for a double elimination.
He fell behind after a 9-9-7-9 flop and turn, but the ace on the river secured the double knockout for Kruger, chipping him up to 240,000.
Barron finished 65th and Bowen 64th, both earning $1,782.
Jim Carroll raised to 11,000 from early position and Justin Kruger three-bet to 27,000 from middle position. Carroll goes into the tank for a minute and then called, leaving himself with about 38,000 behind.
The flop was A103 and both players checked to see the 4 fall on the turn.
“Oh Choctaw,” said “Did you check because you wanted me to go all in?”
Carroll moved all in and Kruger quickly called and tabled A9.
“Oh, you are going to beat me by one card?” said Carroll as he showed A8.
The river is the 5 and Kruger wins the pot to eliminate Carroll.
Three players got the last of their chips into the middle preflop and Justin Kruger was the only one who didn’t have his tournament life on the line. Here is what the table looked like in the mayhem:
Kruger: AK
Cutoff: 88
Late Position: K8
Board: Q102AA
Kruger won the hand to eliminate both of his opponents with trip aces and he is now among the chip leaders with over 140,000.
With a board of Q3273, an opponent bet 12,000 and Justin “Choctaw” Kruger moved all-in over the top. After a while in the tank, his opponent folded and asked Kruger to show.
He obliged, flashing pocket aces before raking in the sizable pot to build his stack to 107,000.
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. Kruger bet 15,000 on the river and the other player on the side pot folded. Kruger showed the Q
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