Bezalel Triples Up; Maliuta Busts Pignataro in Side Pot
Yoni Bezalel three-bet jammed for 13,500 from middle position over an early position open and call, but the action wasn't done there.
Mykola Maliuta was in the next seat, and he cold-called. Luigi Pignataro then produced a three-bet to 28,100 from the cutoff, with the previously active players getting out of the way.
Malitua back-jammed with a stack covering Pignataro, and Pignataro quickly got his stack of around 42,000 into the middle.
Yoni Bezalel: A♦K♠ 
Luigi Pignataro: J♦J♠
Mykola Maliuta: K♦K♣
Bezalel said "I'm live at least" when he saw his opponent's holdings, and the A♥10♣8♥ flop put him in front.
The Q♠ turn gave Pignataro one out to the straight, but the A♠ river improved Bezalel further to trip aces. Malitua took a 25,000 side pot to knock out Pignataro, who wished the table well as he departed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,000 | |
|
52,000 | |
|
Busted |