Local Heroes Off to a Bad Start

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Leo Margets and Juan Macieras are stand out characters in the Spanish poker scene, but both have gotten off to bad starts.

Margets, the last lady standing at the 2009 WSOP, lost the two pots we saw her play. She was raised by Bichuch Oleksandr on a {4-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} flop, and called before they both checked the {5-Spades} {j-Spades} turn and river through. Oleksandr opened {k-Clubs} {9-Clubs} and took the pot as Margets mucked.

A few moments later she opened from under the gun and was called in three spots before a {10-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {7-Spades} flop came down. She continued and was only called by Mikhail Vladimirovich Alexandrov in the big blind. Both checked the {a-Hearts} turn to see the {3-Diamonds} river where the Russian led for a pot-sized 2,100. Margets Folded.

In between these two hands Macerias, who came 5th at the Gran Final here last season for $467,532, was losing chips at the next table along. He tried a check-raise on {5-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} flop and it managed to oust one player, but not Mikalai Pobal who had bet on the button. Both players checked the {3-Clubs} turn before the Spaniard check-snap-folded on the {k-Diamonds} river.