After taking a break during the first weeks of March, Mariano Grandoli
Mariano returned eager to play and decided to start the action by raising to US$3.500 with A 10 at a US$25/US$50 NLH table. Britney called with A 9, as did Adi with Q 9 and Antoine with K J. The flop showed A 3 10 giving Mariano two pair, who was already starting to plan the best way to get value from his hand.
Grandoli fired a continuation bet of US$7.000 that was only called by Britney, who had also connected with her Ace. The turn brought the 4 and Mariano continued with the initiative, this time with a bet of US$11.000 that was instantly called by his opponent.
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The river brought the 7 and Mariano decided to put his opponent against the ropes with an all-in. Britney, with US$39.900 behind, began to think. Finally, after several minutes, the Asian player asked Mariano to pick one of her cards and, if he turned over the Ace, she would call. Mariano did not dare touch his opponent’s cards and the player to his left offered to do it for him. However, he first showed Britney that he also had an Ace in his hand.
«I don’t think you want to call, Britney. I think you should fold,» one of the players told her after seeing Mariano’s Ace. However, the player stood by her word and, despite knowing she was losing, had to call because the other player turned over his Ace. In this way, Mariano took down a pot of US$129.875.
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