Van Blarcum Dusts One With Aces
There was a middle-position open to 11,00 that sent folds around the table to Aaron Van Blarcum, who three-bet to 36,000 in the small blind. The player in middle position called and action went heads up to the streets.
The flop dropped 
and Van Blarcum cut out a continuation-bet of 40,000. His opponent slid in raise to 100,000, and Van Blarcum thought for about 35 seconds before asking to have 40,000 pulled in from each player. Van Blarcum also asked to see the player's remaining stack of 68,000, and half a minute went by before he announced he was all in. The player called.
All-In Player: 
Aaron Van Blarcum: 
Van Blarcum successfully navigated the runout 
to improve to a set of aces and send his opponent packing, bringing his stack back up to 465,000 after an earlier dip. Will Pengelly also finds himself on Van Blarcum's table with another large stack of 455,000, and while the two are seated next to each other, their table is likely to be among the next few to break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
455,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
115,000
-75,500
|
-75,500 |