Maimone Among Chip Leaders
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Nick Maimone raised from early position to 12,000 and was three-bet to 30,000 by a player in middle position. The button then shoved all in for around 180,000. Maimone then shoved all in, which forced the middle position player to fold.
Button: J♣J♦ 
Nick Maimone: Q♥Q♠
The board ran clean for Maimone as it came 2♥A♠7♣8♦Q♦ which improved him to a set and saw his stack grow to well over 800,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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800,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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