Martini Rising Up
In two hands, Julien Martini worked his way back up from short stack to a very playable amount. In the first hand, Kate Hoang raised on the button and Martini defended his big blind. The flop was ![]()
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and Martini check-raised a bet from Hoang, who called.
On the
turn, Martini shoved the rest of his stack and Hoang called.
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Martini was ahead with a set of fives but needed to dodge straight- and low draws from Hoang in order to win it all. The river was a paint card and Martini doubled up.
Shortly after, Martini was involved in three-way action against Rafael Concepcion and Tammer Ilcaffas. On the ![]()
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flop, Martini and Concepcion checked to Ilcaffas, who bet. Martini check-raised, Concepcion cold-called and Ilcaffas called as well.
Martini bet the
turn and received two swift calls. On the
river, Martini thought a bit before betting. Concepcion thought over half a minute before calling, and Ilcaffas overcalled again.
Martini showed ![]()
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to win the high hand with a set of queens. Concepcion rolled over ![]()
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for the second nut low, and Ilcaffas mucked.
"Wow, I almost folded that sh*t," Concepcion yelled after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
710,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
250,000
|
250,000 |