James Salmon Falls to Jae Hwang's Aces

Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

A preflop raising war left James Salmon all in for just over 1.5 million and at risk against Jae Hwang, who held a covering stack.
Hwang:
Salmon:
The flop was safe for Hwang. Salmon picked up some help on the
turn to keep him from drawing dead, but unfortunately for him, the river was the
, and that kept Hwang in the lead. He earned the knockout and the pot, pushing him close to four million chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
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3,850,000
1,585,000
|
1,585,000 |
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Busted |