In the first hand of heads-up play, Allan Alejandro shoved all in for 225,000 on the button. Darren Penner quickly called and the cards were on their backs with Alejandro at risk.
Darren Penner:
Allan Alejandro:
The flop came and Penner was still in the lead with his ace-high. The turn brought the
and Alejandro needed to catch a queen or jack to stay alive. The river was the
and Alejandro was forced to settle for second place.