Masek Doubles Through Villanueva
Alex Masek open shoved all in in middle position for 170,000 even, and action was folded to Tsung Lu on the button, who asked for a count, then slammed his cards into the muck, clearly wanting to play. The small blind folded, and John Villanueva asked for a count in the big blind. When he found out the total, he made the call. The cards were flipped, and we were off to the races.
Alex Masek: 
Villanueva: 
The flop came out 
, and Masek jumped way out in front. The turn brought the 
, and Villanueva would need to hit a two outer to win the hand. He would not, as the river came the 
, giving Masek an unnecessary two pair. Masek doubled to 350,000, while Villanueva dropped to below 250,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000 | 172,000 |
|
230,000 | -170,000 |