Santa Maria Earns a Massive Double Into the Chip Lead
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Fernando Santa Maria raised to 200,000 under the gun before Carlos Esquerdo three-bet to 650,000 in the small blind.
Santa Maria called to the 3?8?4? flop where Esquerdo continued for 250,000. Santa Maria then raised to 700,000, Esquerdo jammed all in, and Santa Maria called for his last 3,200,000, creating a pot of nearly 8,000,000.
Fernando Santa Maria: J?J?
Carlos Esquerdo: 10?10?
Esquerdo threw his hands in the air when he saw Santa Maria's higher pair. The board ran out Q?2? and Santa Maria scooped the massive pot to take over the tournament chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,800,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
2,100,000
-4,600,000
|
-4,600,000 |