Holley Crack Pocket Rockets
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
John Holley raised to 45,000 from middle position and was met with a raise to 135,000 from Matthew Lawrence in the big blind. Holley simply moved all in for 423,000 and Lawrence made the call to create a nearly 900K pot.
Lawrence: 
Holley: 
Holley had run smack dab into pocket rockets but managed to overcome them when the flop fell 
. Suddenly Lawrence needed an ace to make a set and reclaim the lead. The 
turn was not it and neither was the 
river. Lawrence took a big hit down to 545,000 while Holley doubled to 897,000.