Louie Hillman just told the PokerNews live reporting team about a hand in which he and one opponent got all the chips in preflop. Each had pocket aces, but Hillman held and his opponent had .
On the flop, a chop was looking likely, but then the fell on the turn to give Hillman trip jacks and leave his opponent drawing thin. The river changed nothing and Hillman sent his opponent to the cage.
Ankush Mandavia called from the cutoff, Rick Ellerman called from the button, the small blind called, and the big blind checked.
The flop came and action checked around to Mandavia who bet 5,000. Ellerman folded, as did the small blind, and the big blind check-raised to 20,000. Mandavia jammed and the big blind called.
Mandavia tabled for a strong wrap and the big blind turned over for the nut flush draw, a smaller straight draw, and a pair of tens.
The on the turn gave Mandavia Broadway and a diamond flush draw, which completed on the river to give Mandavia the pot, put his stack over the 200,000 chip mark, and eliminate his opponent.
Steven Merrifield raised to 5,000 from under the gun, the player on the button called, and Zach Hench moved all in from the small blind for his last 9,400. The big blind folded and Merrifield raised the pot to 36,200. After a few moments of thought, the button folded, and Merrifield and Hench tabled their hands.
Merrifield:
Hench:
The board ran out and Merrifield took the pot with fours full of aces.
Joey Ingram called 3,000 from the button, Adilbek Karayuishiyev raised to 12,000 from the small blind, the big blind made a pot-sized raise, Ingram folded, and Karayuishiyev called for the remainder of his stack.
Karayuishiyev:
Big blind:
Both players had single-suited aces with low connecting sidecards, so a chop looked likely, but the board ran out to give Karayuishiyev the nut flush for the double-up.
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and his opponent had 
flop, a chop was looking likely, but then the 
fell on the turn to give Hillman trip jacks and leave his opponent drawing thin. The 
river changed nothing and Hillman sent his opponent to the cage.
and action checked around to Mandavia who bet 5,000. Ellerman folded, as did the small blind, and the big blind check-raised to 20,000. Mandavia jammed and the big blind called.
for a strong wrap and the big blind turned over 
for the nut flush draw, a smaller straight draw, and a pair of tens. 
to give Karayuishiyev the nut flush for the double-up.
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turn nor the 
river changed anything, so he doubled up.