Championship: Aaron Thivyanathan Doubles Through Ryan Thompson

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  51 of 358

Aaron Thivyanathan

In a battle of the blinds, Ryan Thompson opened to 22,000 from the small blind and Aaron Thivyanathan moved all in for 126,000 from the big. Thompson thought for a minute, called, and the hands were tabled.

Thivyanathan: As9h
Thompson: Ah8s

Thivyanathan had the bigger ace but it was looking like a chopped pot when the board was out to the turn reading 6s4d4h6h. That changed when Thivyanathan paired his nine on the 9c river to double up.

Aaron Thivyanathan – 258,000 (43 bb)
Ryan Thompson – 495,000 (83 bb)