Alex Kimpel Doubles Thru Jonathan Hilton

Due to the elimination of the big blind on the previous hand, there is no small blind this hand. Jonathan Hilton raises from the hijack to 60,000, Wendy Vo calls from the cutoff, and Alex Kimpel (pictured) moves all in from the big blind for 635,000. Hilton moves all in over the top, and Vo folds.

Kimpel shows , and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive against Hilton’s .

The board comes , and the pocket aces hold up for Kimpel to win the pot and double up in chips.

Alex Kimpel  –  1,360,000  (45 bb)
Jonathan Hilton  –  1,090,000  (36 bb)