Rice Picks Up Aces For a Bustout
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Shawn Rice raised to 40,000 in early position and a player on the button called. The big blind then three-bet to 430,000, leaving just around 50,000 behind, and Rice called. The button quickly folded.
The flop came 10?9?8? and Rice bet enough to put his opponent all in. The big blind looked up at the tournament clock and waited a minute before calling.
All-In Player: K?Q? 
Shawn Rice: A?A?
Rice was ahead with his aces and the at-risk player couldn't catch up on the 2? turn and 4? river as he was sent to the rail in the closing moments of Day 4.
The button then admitted he folded two eights. "Once you called, I knew you had a big hand," he told Rice.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |