Big Stax 500 (Day 2): Rocha Triples Up...KO's Wally

Level 16 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500)
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Alex Rocha (Brigantine, NJ)

The action at Table 51 was recapped for us, so some of the details may be a little cloudy.  Steve Thorton opened the pot for a raise, with Sean Wallace shoving his ten big blind stack in.  Alex Rocha was next to act (and had a 15 big blind stack), and he would re-shove.  The original raiser Thorton would call (having both players covered):

Thorton: K♠ K♥
Wallace: A♥ J♦
Rocha: 9♠ 9♣

Flop: A♠ 6♣ 4♣
Turn: 10♣
River: K♣

The lead in the hand would change throughout the runout, with Thorton holding strong going in, Wallace grabbing the lead on the flop, and Rocha winning the hand with the only club of the three hands tabled.  He is now up to 250,000, while Sean Wallace leaves the tournament area.