Mawani Folds Kings Preflop
Level 20
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
During the final hands of the day, a player raised to 75,000 from under the gun and Ben Ector three-bet to 225,000 in middle position. Sal Mawani was once seat over and four-bet to 385,000 after some confusion about Ector's three-bet sizing. The initial raiser folded, but Ector came over the top all in for more than a million.
Mawani then decided to fold 
, opting to rather preserve his stack in this gargantuan tournament, and Ector later acknowledged, albeit not visibly showed, he indeed held the 
.
"I respected him," Mawani later explained his fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000 | 1,284,000 |
|
700,000 | 418,000 |