Aces on the Bubble Give Aido the Chip Lead
We just witnessed a monster pot, and up until this point the biggest pot of the tournament, between Sergio Aido and Raphael Blouet.
It started with a series of folds as the action got all the way to Sergio Aido in the small blind. Aido called the big blind and Blouet raised it up to 12,500.
Aido opted to three-bet making it 34,000 and Blouet called. On the flop 
popped up and Aido bet 32,000, Blouet called.
The turn was the 
and Aido bet 70,000. This time Blouet went for the raise, making it 145,000. Aido went into the tank for several minutes before ultimately making the call with 116,500 chips left behind.
The river was the 
and Aido instantly checked.
"All in," Blouet calmly announced and Aido sighed as he leaned back in his chair.
Two minutes went by and all of a sudden, with the eyes of at least a dozen other players looking at him, he tossed in chips to make the call.
Blouet wanted to muck his cards right away, but since this was an all-in showdown they had to be shown. Blouet had 
and Aido raked in a massive double up with 
.
"Wow," was heard from the mouths of Dan Smith and Steve Watts who were also at this table, and Aido is now the new tournament chip leader as we are on the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
680,000
407,500
|
407,500 |
|
125,000
-205,000
|
-205,000 |