Trip Aces Not Enough For Safari Against Eychenne
Level 22
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Thomas Eychenne raised to 80,000 in the hijack before Faramarz Safari three-bet to 220,000 on the button. Eychenne four-bet to 525,000, Safari moved all in for around 1,400,000, and Eychenne snap-called.
Faramarz Safari: A?8? 
Thomas Eychenne: K?K?
Safari was looking for an ace to stay alive and found two of them on the A?A?5? flop to take the lead. The turn, though, was the K? and Eychenne spiked a full house. Safari missed the 7? river and was sent to the rail, while Eychenne boosted his stack up past 4,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,300,000
2,900,000
|
2,900,000 |
|
Busted |