Alan Percal Doubles Thru and Cripples James Dempsey: Aces vs. Kings

James Dempsey min-raises from UTG+1 to 8,000, Alan Percal moves all in for 170,000, and Dempsey calls with [KcKd]. But Percal turns over [AhAs], and the two players are nearly even in chips.

The board comes [9s9d8d7h2c], and the pocket aces hold up for Percal to win the pot. The chip stacks are counted down, and Dempsey is left with just four big blinds.

Alan Percal  –  360,000  (90 BBs)
James Dempsey  –  16,500  (4 BBs)

Percal is one of the two remaining 18-20 year olds in the field competing for the bonus prize — a customized surfboard. Percal is nearly even with fellow under-21 player Robert Gorodetsky (320,000).