Quarto Busts Askey

Ryan Gray

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Anthony Askey raised it to 500,000 from middle position, leaving 50,000 behind. Action folded around to Roslyn Quarto in the big blind, who reraised all in.

Askey stalled, admitting he was hoping a player would bust for the pay jump. "I would have looked smart if I said that was the reason I put you all in," Quarto said.

Askey apologized to the table and said he would only wait another thirty seconds, but when those thirty seconds were up and no one had busted, Askey called.

Anthony Askey: 10?7?
Roslyn Quarto: A?2?

Quarto hit a deuce on the 5?3?2? flop, improved to two pair on a 5? turn, and then rivered a straight on the 4? river just for good measure, and Askey was not able to survive to the next pay jump.