Mariano Knocks Out Gatoloai
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Rob Mariano raised to 16,000 from under the gun, and once it folded to Uesile Gatoloai in the hijack, he three-bet all in for 36,000. It folded back to Mariano who quickly made the call.
Uesile Gatoloai: 10♠10♥ 
Rob Mariano: Q♥Q♣
Mariano had the bigger pocket pair, and added salt to the wounds of Gatoloai after the board ran out Q♠K♥8♣4♥6♠ improving Mariano to a set of queens to give him the pot, and eliminating Gatoloai.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Busted |