Hands #14-19: Marquez Crosses the Five-Million-Chip Mark
Hand #14: Demosthenes Kiriopoulos raised to 90,000 on the button, Steven Buckner three-bet to 360,000 from the small blind, and Kiriopoulos folded.
Hand #15: Daniel Weinman limped the small blind, and Anthony Marquez checked from the big blind. The flop came , and Weinman led out for 40,000. Marquez raised to 120,000, and Weinman called. The turn was the , and both players checked to the river, which was the . Weinman checked, Marquez bet 200,000, and Weinman called. Marquez tabled for trip nines, and Weinman mucked.
Hand #16: Marquez limped from the small blind, and Matt Berkey checked from the big blind. The flop came , and Berkey bet 50,000. Marquez called. The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , Berkey checked, Marquez bet 135,000, and Berkey folded.
Hand #17: Buckner raised to 135,000 from under the gun and got calls from Marquez on the button and Kiriopoulos in the big blind. The flop came . Kiriopoulos checked, Buckner bet 445,000, and Marquez called. Kiriopoulos folded. The turn was the , and both players checked to the river, which was the . Buckner checked, and Marquez bet 415,000. Buckner called. Marquez bet for a flush, and Buckner flashed before mucking.
Hand #18: Berkey limped in on the button, Kiriopoulos called from the small blind, and Buckner checked his option from the big blind. The flop came , and Kiriopoulos led out for 65,000. Both Buckner and Berkey called. The turn was the , and Kiriopoulos checked. Buckner bet 150,000, Berkey called, and Kiriopoulos folded. The river was the , and Buckner checked. Berkey went all in for 480,000, and Buckner said, "I got counterfeited on the river," and flashed the before folding.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anthony Marquez |
5,100,000
1,320,000
|
1,320,000 |
|
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Steven Buckner |
1,900,000
-880,000
|
-880,000 |