Thibodeau Wins a Classic Flip; "Wesley the Nuts" Scores a Knockout
Jacob Thibodeau moved all in for 600,000 from early position, Brian Feck reshoved in middle position, and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Jacob Thibodeau: A♣K♦
Brian Feck: Q♦Q♠
Thibodeau took the lead on the K♣6♥5♠ flop with top pair, and he held on through the 4♠ turn and 8♠ river to secure the double-up.
At another table, Ali Ayub was all-in for 450,000 from middle position as Wesley Fei put him at risk in the cutoff.
Ali Ayub: K♥Q♦
Wesley Fei: A♣4♦
The flop came J♠3♥5♥, while the 2♣ turn gave Fei a straight and left Ayub drawing dead. The river was the 8♦, and Ayub was sent to the rail.
"You should change your name to 'Wesley the Nuts'," Zhao Liu said to Fei.
"I told you, I only play the nuts. I played with him on the first day of the $5K. Nice guy," Fei replied after Ayub left the table.