Pope's Aces Prove Infallible
Patrick Hanoteau opened for 30,000 from the button, and Trevor Pope reraised to 102,000 from the small blind, leaving himself just 37,000 behind. The big blind folded, and Hanoteau called.
Pope
Hanoteau
Hanoteau was looking for low cards with which to bust Pope's aces, but the board didn't cooperate with the Frenchman's plans, coming . Pope doubles to 300,000, while Hanoteau still has 1.05 million.