Greenwood Calls Down for Huge Pot
Sam Greenwood opened from under the gun to 2,600 and found a caller in Alice Sicconi two seats to his left. In the big blind, Simone Maglianella three-bet to 13,500. Greenwood called, but Sicconi let her hand go.
The flop came out 
. Maglianella continued for 7,500. Greenwood was going nowhere, he made the call.
The turn showed up the 
. Maglianella bet again, this time for 11,000. Once more, Greenwood called.
The river fell the 
, pairing the board. The price was going way up as Maglianella bet 55,000.
"That's a big bet," said Greenwood. After about a minute of thinking, though, he put in the call.
Maglianella winced as he turned over 
. Greenwood showed 
for top pair with the nut-flush blocker.
"Is this your brother?" asked Martin Kabrhel. "Congratulations."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
203,200 | 107,700 |
|
82,800 | 10,800 |
|
57,400 |