Alagha Eliminates Defending Champion Pengelly
Hesam Alagha opened to 38,000 from early position and saw action fold around to Will Pengelly, who three-bet to 90,000 from the small blind. Alaghathought for about a minute before Pengelly opened his mouth, telling Alaghathat he should either fold or shove; that calling was not an option. Alaghacalled.
The flop came 
and Pengelly shoved all in for what was counted to be 295,000 into a pot of 212,000. Alaghathought again for about 30 seconds and verbalized a call.
Will Pengelly: 
Hesam Alagha: 
Alaghahad found his pair of aces firmly ahead of Pengelly's king-jack, needing to fade Pengelly's four Broadway outs or some running combination of kings and/or jacks. The turn came 
to give Pengelly a few more outs, but the river fell 
and he found his hopes of repeating shattered just like that.
He made sure not to leave without remark, giving his best Phill Hellmuth as he left the table in frustration: "He called me with ace-two, honey!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,180,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
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Busted | |