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 |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
and the three players checked. This happened again, when the 
fell on the turn, and was repeated when the 
completed the board. The player in the big blind showed his 
first, as Kenny Wong then tabled his 
for a baby flush. Their opponent rolled over 
.
which had rivered a set on a board showing 
. Apparently he got all his chips in pre-flop against Michael Mariakis, who had pocket aces.
, and Guerin threw out a continuation bet of 2,000 which only Jones called. The turn produced the 
, and Guerin didn’t slow down, betting out 5,000, which was again called. The 
. A check, saw Francis throw out a continuation bet of 600, which sent his opponent into the tank. A minute passed, and he opted to raise to 1,700, which was called by Francis, as the 
fell on the turn. Another check didn’t slow down Francis, who bet out another 2,600. His opponent again went into the tank, but this time chose to move all in for 14,175, which was snap-called as the players tabled their cards.
was not enough on the river, as he drops down to 28,000 in chips.