| Level 16: | 4,000/8,000 (8,000) |
| Entries: | 77/701 |
| Prizes: | £87,625 |
In a hand between the two big stacks at the table, Andrew Hawksby opened to 18,000 from the button, and was met with a three-bet to 50,000 from Brian Etheridge in the small blind.
Hawksby produced a four-bet to 145,000, and Etheridge instantly five-bet jammed with the covering stack. Hawksby snap-called for his 777,000 total stack.
Etheridge looked shocked and dismayed, and said “Aces?”. Hawksby nodded, “Oh my god”, said Etheridge.
Andrew Hawksby: A♠A♣
Brian Etheridge: K♣K♦
It was a sickening button versus small blind cooler, and the ace was in the window on the A♦5♦4♣ flop, with the Q♣8♣ turn and river confirming a huge tournament chip-leading pot was going to Hawksby.
Andrew Hawksby – 1,574,000
Brian Etheridge – 200,000
