Himmelbrand Cracks Aces
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
In a battle of the blinds, Kevin Albers (sb) and Greg Himmelbrand (bb) limped to the flop of . Albers checked, Himmelbrand fired 50,000, then got check-raised to 125,000, and called.
On the turn, Albers again checked, Himmelbrand led for 175,000, Albers again check-raised to 500,000, which covered Himmelbrand. He called off his last 480,000, showing for trip eights. Albers tabled and his pocket Aces had been cracked.
The completed the board and improved Himmelbrand further to a full house, He doubled up to more than 1.3 million. Albers' stak dipped below 4 million.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin Albers |
3,950,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Greg Himmelbrand |
1,330,000
770,000
|
770,000 |