Santa Maria Gets Aggressive, Esquerdo Calls Him Down
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jose Rodriguez raised to 100,000 under the gun before Ariel Galactico three-bet to 375,000 in the hijack. Fernando Santa Maria, in the cutoff, then looked down at A?K? and four-bet to 780,000.
Rodriguez quickly folded, while Galactico showed Santa Maria A?Q? before also mucking.
The next hand, Santa Maria three-bet to 255,000 from early position with A?4? and Carlos Esquerdo called under the gun holding A?10?.
The flop came Q?3?2? and Santa Maria continued for 175,000. Esquerdo called to the 6? turn, where Santa Maria fired out another 450,000.
Esquerdo called with his flush draw and both players checked the 9? river, Esquerdo taking the pot with his 10-kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
2,200,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
1,900,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
1,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |