Aces Are Not Light; Weisner Drags a Monster

First into the pot, Luigi Diana raised to 1,200 in middle position. The proverbial can of worms. Two seats over, Melanie Weisner three-bet to 3,325, and Gianfranco Picone squeezed all in for 7,825. Diana quickly called, and the action once again came to Weisner where she sat pondering for a bit. Eventually, she made another raise to 13,075, and Diana once again called without hesitation. There was 10,500 in the side pot for the live players, and Picone was looking to triple up.

The flop came {2-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} , and Diana checked. Weisner studied again, and she made a small continuation bet of 4,600. Diana snapped again, and the {K-Clubs} landed on the turn. Weisner had 34,500 chips left in her stack, and Diana had about 45,000, and Weisner sized her bet at 10,350. Acting instantly on every decision, Diana check-raised to 23,000, a more calculating Weisner shoved in, and Diana called. Cards up, ladies and gents.

Showdown
Diana: {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts}
Weisner: {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds}
Picone: {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts}

The king on the turn proved to be the crusher for Diana, allowing him to commit most of his chips drawing nearly dead. The river was the blank {7-Clubs} , eliminating Picole and skyrocketing Weisner all the way up to 113,000.

On either side of her, Shaun Deeb and Sorel Mizzi were paying close attention to how that hand played out. Mizzi spoke first: "Thought for sure you had the airballs there." Deeb chimed in, "Such a good spot to have the airballs."

"Certainly a good spot for me to be light," she agreed, smiling as she stacked the biggest pot we've seen today.