Martin Puts The Squeeze; Hoose Pot is That

The player on the button limped in an unopened pot, the small blind called, and Kevin Martin put his chips to work, raising it up to 23,000. The button and the small blind both snapped their hands in the muck and he scooped the pot.

Just one hand later, the player on the button lamented raising to 15,000 instead of 12,000 when the player to his left went all in against him.

This next hand took place just two tables over:

A player in middle position raised to 15,000 and was called by Rob Van Hoose on the button, as well as Ari Engel in the big blind.

Three ways, they saw the flop of Q♠2♣J♠. Engel and the initial raiser both tapped the table. Van Hoose took some time before assembling a bet of 23,000.

Engel quickly folded and the initial raiser went deep in the tank, eventually landing on a raise to 64,000. Van Hoose had a long think himself before clicking it to 101,000. The middle-position player pushed the rest of their chips in the middle and Van Hoose made the call.

Rob Van Hoose: A♥Q♦
Middle Position: 7♠7♣

Van Hoose was firmly ahead with his pair of aces with an ace kicker, and when the A♦ rolled, it only left one chance for a seven, but it fell the 5♦ instead.