Vlad Darie Cracks Aces and Finds a Huge Double Through Chad Layne
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Michael Gathy raised to 40,000 from under the gun and Vlad Darie three-bet to 135,000 from middle position. Chad Layne was in the small blind and went into the tank for about a minute before moving all in for 719,000. Gathy had a long think before releasing his hand, and Darie called for his last 608,000.
Darie was at risk with 
and was in rough shape against the 
of Layne.
The flop came 
. Layne looked over to see if Darie had the king of clubs, and he immediately put his head in his hands when he saw he did. The turn was the 
and Darie's rail erupted when he pulled ahead with a flush, leaving Layne drawing dead to the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,550,000
648,000
|
648,000 |
|
||
|
830,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
111,000
-644,000
|
-644,000 |