Set Over Set as Dempsey Eliminated

Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Oliver Kong was all in preflop against James Dempsey. Kong had the much bigger stack as players flipped their cards.
James Dempsey: 8?8?
Oliver Kong: A?A?
The board ran out 6?8?A?10?4?. Both players made a set on the flop, Dempsey a set of eights and Kong a set of aces. Kong held up and won the pot to bring his chip stack close to 700,000. Dempsey was eliminated from the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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690,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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Busted | |
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