Sellam Runs into Kicker Problems

Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Samuel Sellam opened to 16,000 from under the gun and Rohat Arikan three-bet to 40,000 from the cutoff. Sellam made the call.
The flop came Q?Q?J?. Sellam checked, Arikan moved all in for 102,000 and Sellam made the call with a covering stack.
Rohat Arikan: A?K?
Samuel Sellam: A?10?
The rest of the board ran out 9?7?. Both players had ace-high to go along with the pair of queens on the board but Arikan had the bigger kicker and secured a massive double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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294,000
242,000
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242,000 |
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75,000
-126,000
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-126,000 |