Player Forced to Fold Pocket Aces Preflop Deep in $1M GTD Tournament

A player deep in the WPT Prime Lodge Championship folded pocket aces preflop, but not by choice. The $1,100 buy-in tournament, won by Shrikant Pillamarapu for $138,127, took place at The Lodge Card Club in the Austin, Texas area. Players from all over the U.S. traveled to the Lone Star State to compete for a World Poker Tour (WPT) title. One day before the tournament reached its conclusion, with around 25 players remaining, David Pelosi found himself himself in prime position to earn a much needed double-up. But he instead made a costly mistake.