Scott Shelvock Doubles Thru Roland Israelashvili

After some preflop action, Roland Israelashvili reraises from the button to 7,800, Scott Shelvock reraises under the gun to 20,500, and Israelashvili tanks for a while before he moves all in.

Shelvock quickly calls all in for 74,400 with , and Israelashvili turns over . Shelvock needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and when the case ace hits the turn, Israelashvili asks the dealer for an “Ace! Any Ace!” One player asks why he would call for an ace on the river when he is drawing dead, and another player explains that since all four aces are already out, a fifth ace would create a misdeal and Israelashvili would chop the pot.

But no fifth ace appears, and Shelvock wins the pot to catapult near the of the leaderboard.

Scott Shelvock  –  152,000  (190 bb)
Roland Israelashvili  –  18,000  (23 bb)