Stanciu Scoops a Big One, Leaves Ahuja Short, Busts a Few Hands Later

Patrick Cole

Level 22 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ioannis Temekonidis moved all in for 245,000. Traian Stanciu called from the cutoff before Ankit Ahuja moved all in from the small blind. Stanciu made the call and Ahuja had both players covered.

Ioannis Temekonidis: J?J? All in
Traian Stanciu: Q?Q? All in
Ankit Ahuja: K?K?

Stanciu asked for a "mamacita on the flop" but she did not appear on the 3?10?8? flop. She did arrive on the Q? turn and his set became a boat on the 10? river.

A few hands later, Ahuja was all in for around 175,000, this time at risk to the covering stack of Josef Snejberg.

Ankit Ahuja: K?9? All in
Josef Snejberg: 5?5?

Ahuja took the lead on the 9?7?J? flop but the 6? presented outs to a straight and a flush. Snejberg found the 5? on the river to send Ahuja to the rail.