Bill Klein notched a hole-in-one on the fifth hole during his round of golf before the tournament. He rode the momentum from that moment on as he won ARIA High Roller Event #17:$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $324,000 after defeating Seth Davies in heads-up action. Event #17 saw a field of 36
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Seth Davies Eliminated in 2nd Place ($216,000)
Bill Klein Doubles into the Chip Lead
Bill Klein opened to 160,000, and Seth Davies moved all-in from the big blind. Klein made the call. Klein: [AcKc] Davies: [3c3s] The flop fell [As2cTd] to give Klein a pair of aces. The turn [9h] and river [Kd] completed the board to give Klein aces up and the double.
Ali Imsirovic Eliminated in 3rd Place ($144,000)
Ali Imsirovic called from the button, leaving himself 45,000 behind. Seth Davies completed the small blind, and Bill Klein checked his option. The board ran out [Ks9h8d8cQh], and action checked through on all three streets. Davies tabled [As7s] for the winning. The next shuffle Imsirovic was all in but was only
Chip Leaders Tangle
Ali Imsirovic opened to 80,000 on the button, and Bill Klein made the call out of the big blind. The flop fell [AdJh3s], and Klein checked it over to Imsirovic, who continued for 40,000. Klein put in the check-raise to 100,000, and Imsirovic made the call. The turn [6s] saw
Bill Klein Doubles Through Alex Foxen
Ali Imsirovic opened to 60,000 from under-the-gun, and Bill Klein called on the button. Sean Winter folded his small blind, and Alex Foxen made it 260,000 to go from the big blind. Imsirovic folded, and Klein made the call. The flop fell [QhJh8s], and Foxen continued for 155,000 after using
Aaron Van Blarcum Eliminated by Bill Klein
Bill Klein Doubles Through Aaron Van Blarcum
With a board reading [Ks3sJc], Aaron Van Blarcum cut out a bet of 45,000. The action was on Bill Klein, who moved all-in for his last 215,000. Van Blarcum made the call. Van Blarcum: [AcQh] Klein: [KhTs] Klein had flopped top pair, but Van Blarcum had a gutter to broadway to
Top Pair Good for Dan Smith
Action folded to Dan Smith on the button, and he cut out a bet of 12,000. Daniel Negreanu folded the small blind, and Bill Klein made the call from the big blind. The dealer spread [QhJc6h] on the flop and action checked through. The [Ah] fell on the turn, and
Bill Klein Shoves the Flop on Daniel Negreanu
Action folded to Daniel Negreanu in the cutoff, and he made it 12,000 to go. Bill Klein was next to act on the button, and he put in the three-bet to 43,000. The blinds folded, and Negreanu made the call. The flop fell [Qc5h3h], and Negreanu checked. Klein used all