Knaves Hold for Lady Maverick
Facing a raise to 800 and a call, "Lady Maverick" Vanessa Rousso made it 2,200 with and received action from the initial caller.
With the pot already escalating, the flop came to give Rousso top set. She led for 3,000, only for her opponent to push for 25,000. Rousso made the call.
Although ahead against , Rousso was vulnerable, and had to sweat a turn and river before finally being able to scoop in the pot.
But scoop she did, and as a result, she now boasts a newly constructed stack of around the 70,000 mark.