Aces vs. Kings for 1.15 Million: Jeff Bucher Eliminated by Chris Stanfield

Photo:  Chris Stanfield is now among the chipleaders with 1,175,000 in chips.

Jeff Bucher (UTG+1) and Chris Stanfield (middle position) reraise each other until Stanfield moves all in for nearly 600,000, and Bucher tanks for a while before he calls all in for almost as much with .

Bucher’s fears come true as Stanfield turns over . Whoever wins will be among the chipleaders, and whoever loses will either be eliminated or left with just a couple of big blinds.

The board comes , and the pocket aces hold up for Stanfield to win the pot, eliminating Bucher and catapulting to nearly 1.2 million in chips.

Chris Stanfield  –  1,175,000  (147 bb)