Alex Manzano Keeps Spinning it Up
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
A player in middle position raised to 1,200 and Alex Manzano three-bet to 3,700 on the button. The initial raiser called.
The flop came 
and the middle-position player led out for 2,500. Manzano called.
The turn was the 
and Manzano called a bet of 4,200 this time.
The river was the 
. The player in middle position quickly piled in a stack of chips totaling 8,700. Manzano went into the tank and eventually tossed in a single chip to call. His opponent said, "A pair of sixes", in Spanish, and tabled 
. Manzano revealed 
for the nut straight and raked in the pot.
Manzano had a rough start to the day but has more than tripled the starting stack in this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
40,000
|
40,000 |