Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Cracking Aces...And Queens

Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Day 1B Entries: 52

Gaetano Taormina (Newtown, PA)

After Gaetano Taormina opened and Renata Colache flatted, Aaron Overton three-bet with action folding around to the original raiser.  Both Taormina and Colache would come along, and the dealer would fan out a flop of J♦ 6♥ 3♣.  Action would check to Overton, who put out a bet of 5,500.  Gaetano would just flat, while Colache check-raised to 12,500.

Aaron would call the check-raise, with Taormina announcing himself all-in (48,000) as he pushed his chips across the line.  Renata folded after a few moments of thought (later saying she had queens), with Aaron making the call pretty quickly (for less):

Taormina: 3♠ 3♥ (bottom set)
Overton: A♦ A♥

Aaron began to collect his things as the dealer was running out the turn and river, which would not bring an ace to keep Overton around.  The pot was shipped Taormina's way, and he's now over 120,000.