Clash of Big Hands; Mugar Hits a Two-Outer on The River

Trent Sapach opened the action with a raise to 1,600 from under the gun. Peter Mugar was next to act and he called. After other players folded, the player in the big blind also called.

The flop was 10♠4♦3♥ and after a check from the big blind, Sapach continued for 3200. Mugar now raised to 8,000. The big blind folded and after a moment of thinking, Sapach moved all-in. Mugar, who had the effective the stack, called.

Peter Mugar: Q♣Q♠ All in
Trent Sapach: 10♦10♥

Sapach found the dream spot spiking top set against a player aggressively pushing chips into the middle.

The turn came 5♣ and Sapach was in great shape, while Mugar’s tournament was not looking too great. However, the river brought the Q♥, giving Mugar top set; his tournament got saved, while Sapach lost about 40 percent of his stack in the hand.