Three Aces are Better Than Two

Sorel Mizzi opened the pot to 45,000, and he found calls from Dori Yacoub and Tom Marchese, both in the blinds.

Three ways then, the flop came out {Q-Diamonds}

, and the action checked around.

Fourth street brought the innocent looking {4-Spades}

, and the blinds checked again. Taking his cue to bet, Mizzi fired out 68,000 at the pot. Yacoub quickly uncapped his cards and slid them into the muck, but Marchese wasn't doing anything quickly. After pausing for about 20 or 30 seconds, he made the smooth call.

The {7-Spades}

filled out the board, and Marchese passed again. Mizzi eventually checked it back, and Marchese cringed as if he was hoping for another bet. Marchese flipped up his {A-Spades}