Escobar Felted After AK and Jacks Lose Back to Back
No-Limit Hold'em
It's curtains for Guillermo Escobar, eliminated in short order after losing a cool match-up vs. aces and then a big flip in back to back hands. First up, big blind Jacob Reiland three-bet and Escobar took the plunge with 
preflop. He was up against 
- apparently the second time Reiland had picked up the preflop nuts in this position.
The board: 
.
"I would have got it in on the flop anyway," said Escobar.
"I told you we should have given him a walk," noted a tablemate, as Reiland shook out his sleeves as if to dislodge the reappearing bullets.
The very next hand Escobar moved all in preflop for 240,000 with 
and found Robert McLauglin reshoving to isolate him with 
. The board came out without paint - but a four-flush in hearts gave McLauglin the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000
1,070,000
|
1,070,000 |
|
Eliminé |
flop from 40,000 to 140,000, called by his in-position opponent. The 
flush. "Nice flop," Force admitted, while his opponent said he'd flopped a set of sevens.
flop, O'Dea had made the call. Both players checked the 
turn and when Moschonas checked the 
river, O'Dea thought for a good minute and threw out the pot-winning bet.
and got checked around to the 
on the turn. The small blind checked, Bensal led for 135,000, Hubbard made the call and the small blind threw his cards in the muck. The river was the 
, and both players checked, Hubbard tabled 
landed on the turn and changed nothing, but the 
turn and river faded all Cowen's outs and he headed to the rail to collect $2,473.
, giving both of them full houses but Ahuja winning with fives full of aces for a massive double up.
