button in SafariNguyen Picks Off De Marco With Aces to Double
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
More than 40,000 was already in the middle as Truong Nguyen and Michael De Marco went to the turn on a board of 4♠2♣K♠5♣. Nguyen then bet 26,000 from the button, De Marco moved all in from middle position, and Nguyen snap-called for 61,200.
Truong Nguyen: A♣A♠
Michael De Marco: K♥Q♠
De Marco showed top pair, but Nguyen pocket aces. The river was the A♥, and Nguyen improved to a set to secure the double-up.
"I took a shot. What could I do?" De Marco said.