Santa Maria Gets Aggressive, Esquerdo Calls Him Down
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jose Rodriguez raised to 100,000 under the gun before Ariel Galactico three-bet to 375,000 in the hijack. Fernando Santa Maria, in the cutoff, then looked down at A♣K♠ and four-bet to 780,000.
Rodriguez quickly folded, while Galactico showed Santa Maria A♠Q♠ before also mucking.
The next hand, Santa Maria three-bet to 255,000 from early position with A♣4♣ and Carlos Esquerdo called under the gun holding A♦10♦.
The flop came Q♦3♥2♠ and Santa Maria continued for 175,000. Esquerdo called to the 6♦ turn, where Santa Maria fired out another 450,000.
Esquerdo called with his flush draw and both players checked the 9♣ river, Esquerdo taking the pot with his 10-kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
2,200,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
1,900,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
1,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |