01-31-2010 12:58 UTC+11

Marchese Makes it Look Easy

[user135779]

The money was all in the middle on a board that read {q-Diamonds}

{q-Diamonds}

{10-Spades}

{q-Spades}

{9-Hearts}

and we got there as the cards were being tabled between German Marchese and another opponent:

Marchese: {k-Spades}

{k-Spades}

{q-Hearts}

Opponent:

{k-Hearts}

{j-Diamonds}

Though Marchese had flopped trips, the opponent had made the king-high straight on the turn. However the dealer turned up a repeat {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

on the river, giving Marchese the full house!

That's the first player eliminated from the tournament and Marchese is the early chip leader, now up to 10,000 in chips.

Tags: German Marchese