01-15-2009 19:37 UTC+11

Marcus' Big Call Pays Off

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Razz:

Van Marcus watched a promising hand of razz go bad in a hurry. He completed the bring-in with the {5-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

against Jarred Solomon's {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

. Solomon bet fourth street, having caught the {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

against Marcus' {J-Spades}

{J-Spades}

. Marcus called there.

Both players checked fifth street after Solomon was dealt the {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

and Marcus was dealt the {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

. On sixth street, Solomon bet a {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

into Marcus, who caught the {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

. Again Marcus called.

That took the two players to the river, where Solomon again bet. Marcus had roughly 80,000 left in his stack by that point. Calling and losing the hand would have crippled him. He thought it over for about a minute, then made the call, exposing {3-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

{6-Hearts}

{3-Diamonds}

in the hole for a jack-nine, J-9-6-5-3. Solomon said, "Good call," as he opened {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

{4-Clubs}

{6-Spades}

for a king-ten, K-10-9-6-4.

Tags: Jarred Solomon Van Marcus