Konnikova Cracks Aces to Double Up

Action folded around to the blinds and Loek van Wely raised to 125,000 from the small. Maria Konnikova three-bet shoved from the big for 680,000 and van Wely called to put her at risk.

Van Wely:
Konnikova:

Van Wely had a commanding lead with his aces and Konnikova needed a lot of help from the deck to preserve her tournament life. She picked up some additional outs in the form of an open-ended straight draw when the flop came . The on the turn made Konnikova's straight and left van Wely in need of a spade on the river. The changed nothing and Konnikova took the pot to double up.