2010 NAPT Venetian
Marchese Ships It In
Daniel Clemente folded, and Sam Stein opened on the button to 350,000. Y. Jamal reraised from the small blind to 780,000. Then Tom Marchese cold four-bet shoved. Stein quickly got out of the way, and Jamal asked for a count. It would be another 2,605,000 for Jamal to call. He gave it a minute of thought before surrendering to Marchese.
Stein Three-Barrels Jamal
Sam Stein fired 260,000 on a flop, and Y. Jamal called.
The turn was the , and Sam bet out 410,000. Jamal flat called again.
The river brought the interesting , putting four to a straight and a flush on the board. Stein bet a small 630,000 into the 1.4 million pot. "I've got a monster," said Jamal, looking tortured. He went deep into the tank, where he eventually found a fold. More chips pushed Stein's way.
Oops Again
In a battle of the blinds, Tom Marchese opened with a raise to 390,000 that Clemente called. Marchese continued his story by betting 475,000 on a flop of . Clemente called again.
The turn fell . Marchese bet 825,000, then snap-called after the larger-stacked Clemente moved all in. It was so bad, in fact, that after the reveal Clemente was only drawing to a chop.
Clemente:
Marchese:
If one of the two remaining kings fell on the river, the players would chop. Otherwise the pot was going to Marchese. He stood to await a harmless river, the .
It's a huge double-up for Marchese. Clemente is now the new short stack with about 2 million chips.
Jamal's Turn to Double Up
Tom Marchese didn't get to hold onto all of those cihps very long. He opened a pot with a raise, then snap-called after big blind Y. Jamal moved all in.
"We have a race," announced the tournament director. It was Jamal's against Marchese's .
For what it's worth, Jamal has developed quite a following of people who previously didn't know him. Whatever the reason, they were on their feet and cheering after a flop of paired Jamal's king. That pair held on a turn and river to give Jamal the pot.
Four-handed play continues.
Clemente Doubles
The board ran out and Clemente was able to double up at the expense of Marchese.
...And Doubles Again
Clemente is now second in chips with 5 million. Marchese is the short stack with 2.6 million.
Stein Biding His Time
Tom Marchese must feel a bit snakebit at the moment. After losing several all in hands back to back, he opened a pot with a pre-flop raise. Small blind Sam Stein and big blind Y. Jamal both called to a flop of . Stein led out with a bet. Without waiting for a count both Jamal and Marchese folded.
Clemente Pushes Out Marchese
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