Event 4 Flight E: Scott Blackman Cracks Aces to Triple Up

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  27 of 199

Michael Mendez raised all in for 76,000 from early position, Daniel Aguirre reraised all in for about 105,000 from middle position, and Scott Blackman called all in for about 60,000 from the big blind.

Mendez:  9h9d
Aguirre:  AsAc
Blackman:  AhQh

The board ran out 3dQd2s4dQs, giving Blackman trip queens to triple up, while Mendez was eliminated by Aguirre in a side pot.

Scott Blackman  –  188,000  (39 bb)
Daniel Aguirre  –  60,000  (12 bb)
Michael Mendez  –  Eliminated