Hand #168: Naj Ajez Doubles Thru Po Ho

Photo:  Naj Ajez (left) reacts to seeing Po Ho (right) flop a flush draw.

HAND #168  –  Naj Ajez raises from the button to 800,000, Po Ho reraises from the small blind to 2,400,000, and Ajez reraises to 5,500,000.

Ho five-bets all in, and Ajez snap-calls all in for 11,000,000 with . Ho turns over , and Ajez needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Ho flops a club flush draw and pairs his seven on the river, but it’s not enough. Ajez wins the pot with his pocket kings to double up in chips.

Naj Ajez  –  22,800,000  (57 bb)
Po Ho  –  4,100,000  (10 bb)

Photo:  Naj Ajez (left) looks to his friends on the rail and cheers as he wins the biggest pot of the tournament so far.