Birkholz Hits Running Quads to Bust Aces
The details of this hand were provided by another player at the table.
A raise came from early position to 400, before the cutoff reraised to 1,200. Danny Birkholz, the big blind, made the call. Then, early position put in a 4-bet to 8,300. The cutoff wisely managed to laydown his hand, later revealed to be pocket queens, before Birkholz made the call, giving heads up action to the flop.
The early position player jammed on the 
flop. Birkholz made the call.
Opponent: 
Danny Birkholz: 
Birkholz was behind, but that changed quickly as the turn gave him a full house before the river improved him to quads, more than enough to bust his opponent's aces, and scoop the pot, giving him one of the largest stacks in the field in the early stages of this starting flight.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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54,000 |