Cantu Can't Best the Big Cheese
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Brandon Cantu raised to 12,000 om the cutoff, Tom Marchese three-bet to 35,000 in the small blind, and Cantu moved all in for 176,000. Marchese called, having him covered by just 1,500.
Cantu: 
Marchese: 
Both players flopped a pair of queens when the dealer fanned 
, and they both added a flush draw when the turned. Cantu's spade was higher, but he needed a spade or a king to complete the board in order to double. Marchese simply needed a blank to peel off.
The river was a blank, it was the 
, and Cantu was eliminated. Marchese now has 370,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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370,000
187,000
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187,000 |
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Busted | |
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