Marini's Aces Crush Ma's Cowboys
A player in the hijack opened for 600. Anthony Marini three-bet the button before Stephen Ma four-bet to 12,200 from the big blind.
Action folded back to Marini who five-bet to 32,200, sending Ma deep into the tank. Ma had Marini covered, but just barely with about 65,000 behind. He decided to call for the 20,000 more.
The dealer laid out the 
flop and Ma checked to Marini, who moved all in for 39,000. Ma called quickly, but wasn't thrilled, especially after seeing the cards.
Anthony Marini: 
Stephen Ma: 
Ma couldn't escape the nightmare scenario when the 
and 
completed the board to secure the full double for Marini and leave Ma with less than 5,000.
Ma recovered some the next hand when he got it all in with pocket jacks against ace-ten suited and held to double up his new short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 135,000 |
|
9,200 | 9,200 |