Marquez Dismisses Vandersmissen
Kevin Vandersmissen opened for 500 from early position, then a couple of players called before Ana Marquez reraised to 1,875 from the cutoff seat. It folded back to Vandersmissen, and before he could act one of the players in between folded out of turn. He thought a while longer, then called, and the lone remaining player left Marquez and Vandersmissen to battle it out between them.
The flop came 
, and with deliberation both players checked. The turn then brought the 
, and after a half-minute pause Vandersmissen pushed out a bet of 2,225. Marquez paused a few beats herself, then called.
The river then brought the 
, putting a third jack on board. This time Vandersmissen took a full minute before checking, then Marquez bet 7,750. Vandersmissen sat quietly for a while longer, then gathered his remaining chips and set them out before him as an all-in raise.
Marquez didn't act right away, but after meditating on everything for a while made the call. Vandersmissen showed his 
— he'd flopped a set and turned a boat, but that river jack had introduced problems for him. And when Marquez tabled her 
for a better full house — jacks full of queens — those problems added up to Vandermissen's elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
Busted |