Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Grabel Grabbing Pots

Level 11 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Day 1A Entries: 239

Kevin Grabel (Southampton, PA)

Kevin Grabel (Southampton, PA) already has history bagging chip leads for a bonus, having succeeding in just that last series during this exact event.  Grabel was already up to 150,000 and had an opportunity to collect 40,000 more, having an opponent at risk:

Flop: J♠ 8♣ 4♠

Grabel: J♦ 10♣

Player X: A♠ 5♠

Turn: A♣ 

River: 10♥

Grabel would outflop his opponent to be ahead when the chips got in on the flop, but he'd have to fade an ace or a spade.  The ace on the turn was going to make it difficult for Kevin, now needed a non-spade jack or ten...and that's exactly what he got.  Grabel would send his opponent to the rail, while scooping in the pot and reaching 195,000.