John Kabbaj Does Not Like Aces...
Hand #1: Facing an early position pre-flop raise to 800, Kabbaj re-raises to 2,800 from the big blind. His opponent calls after a mini-dwell and the flop comes:
John checks and then moves in over the top of his opponent's 3,000 bet, but gets called instantly. The players show:
Kabbaj:
Opponent:
The turn and river bring no help and John is left with just 1,900 in chips.
Hand #2: The UTG player opens for a raise, which is called by a player in late position before the action gets around to John, who moves all in from the small blind; UTG calls and the late position player gets out of the way.
John shows a solid , but once again finds himself up against ... (Yes, exactly the same suits as the previous hand).
The hit on the flop, ending John's tournament a bit earlier than he would've liked.