Marquez Makes a Good Laydown
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
There were already roughly 90,000 chips in the middle when Ana Marquez bet 30,000 on the 9♦Q♥A♠ flop. Her opponent was Alfonso Simone, who played a stack of well over a million. He made the call and the board paired on the Q♠ turn.
Marquez slowed down and checked, prompting Simone to put in a bet of 70,000. Marquez thought for a bit but eventually let her hand go, claiming to have a bad ace. Simone showed her the Q♦, notifying her that her fold was correct. Marquez was left with a stack of 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | 768,000 |
|
200,000 | -70,000 |