Markin Blows Up
Dario Sammartino opened the hijack for 11,000 and Max Silver three-bet to 29,000 from the button. Leonid Markin made the call from the big blind and action was back on Sammartino. The Italian player made it 100,000 and Silver quickly released. Markin made the call though, and they were off to the flop.
and Markin checked. Sammartino bet out about 85,000, but before we could count how much it exactly was, Markin had already shoved all in. Sammartino double checked his cards and then called immediately.
Markin didn't want to show his cards; "I have nothing". Sammartino wasn't showing his cards yet either, prompting Ashton Griffin to press the two to table them anyway. Markin eventually showed 
for no pair and no draw. Sammartino had by far the best of it with 
.
The 
on the turn was a blank and left Markin drawing dead. While he still had chips left, he left the tournament area before the 
on the river was even dealt. He knew he had chips left (145,000), he just needed to blow off some steam.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000 | 430,000 |
|
145,000 | -555,000 |