Mahaut Picks Off Marechal to Double; Cappiello Cracks Yang's Aces...With Quads
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Heads-up on a board of J♣3♣6♠8♠, Anthony Mahaut bet 400,000 from middle position and Frederic Marechal moved all in. Mahaut quickly called for 1,450,000 with A♥J♥ for top pair, while Marechal had 9♣8♥ for a pair of eights.
The river was the J♦ and Mahaut improved to trips to secure the double up. "This guy's a survivor," tablemate Giridhar Tatavarti said.
At another table, Candido Cappiello bet 650,000 from the big blind on a board of J♠J♣3♠7♠J♦ and Xiaohua Yang called in middle position. Cappiello showed J♥3♠ for quad jacks and Yang tossed two aces into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,500,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
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4,000,000
2,200,000
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2,200,000 |
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3,300,000
1,850,000
|
1,850,000 |
|
1,600,000
2,100,000
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2,100,000 |
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