Marchese Chips Up
Talal Shakerchi kicked things off with a raise to 140,000 from middle position, and it was folded to Tom Marchese in the small blind. Marchese three-bet to 450,000 and Shakerchi made the call.
The flop came down 
and Marchese bet 325,000. Shakerchi put in the call, and the turn was the 
.
Marchese checked the turn after which his opponent fired out a 630,000 chip bet. Marchese called.
The river was the 
and Marchese lead out for 1.6 million. Shakerchi snap-folded his cards, and Marchese is now close to having twice the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,700,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
|
||
|
3,820,000
-2,660,000
|
-2,660,000 |