Garcia Into the Lead
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Jose Carlos Garcia was one of the up and coming players in Poland and dominated the online tables a while ago. He was then nowhere to be found for a few years and has suddenly emerged on Day 1a here in Madrid, and just scored a massive pot to take over the lead in level four.
It all started with a raise to 900 and a three-bet to 3,500. Garcia cold four-bet to 9,000 and the three-bettor was the only caller. On a board of 
, Garcia fired all the way with barrels of 8,000, 22,000 and 100,000. His opponent check-called each bet and called all-in for around 80,000 on the river.
Garcia tabled the 
for top two pair and had the 
of the three-bettor beat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000 | 265,000 |