Marques Gets Creative to Take Out a Short Stack
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Carlos Marques raised to 3,000 under the gun and Gianluca Fichera moved all in for his last 15,000 in the hijack. Graeme Newman called in the small blind, but Marques then reraised to 55,000 to chase out Newman.
Gianluca Fichera: A♣K♦ 
Carlos Marques: 9♦8♦
The table expressed surprise when Rocha turned over his cards, with Newman letting out a "wow." The J♠10♠2♥ flop kept Fichera in the lead, but Marques hit the 9♠ on the turn to make a pair. The 8♣ river improved him to two pair, and Fichera was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
260,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
Busted |