Mariakis Gives Some Away
The hand started with the player in middle position opening to 800 and finding a call from the player on the button. Michael Mariakis was on the big blind, and made the call, as all three saw the flop come down . Mariakis checked, as the player in middle position threw out a continuation bet of 2,000. The button folded, as Mariakis proceeded to ask for a count of his opponent’s chips.
Noticing he didn’t have a large stack behind, Mariakis raised to 5,700, which was enough to cover his opponent, who snap-called.
Mariakis:
Opponent:
The turn brought the , meaning Mariakis could only hit a six on the river to eliminate his opponent. When the fell instead, Mariakis had lost the pot.
“I didn’t think you had that,” said Mariakis, straight after the hand.
“Thanks, Michael,” responded his opponent, grateful to stay alive in the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Mariakis |
40,000
1,000
|
1,000 |