Bezalel Triples Up; Maliuta Busts Pignataro in Side Pot
Yoni Bezalel three-bet jammed for 13,500 from middle position over an early position open and call, but the action wasn't done there.
Mykola Maliuta was in the next seat, and he cold-called. Luigi Pignataro then produced a three-bet to 28,100 from the cutoff, with the previously active players getting out of the way.
Malitua back-jammed with a stack covering Pignataro, and Pignataro quickly got his stack of around 42,000 into the middle.
Yoni Bezalel: A?K? 
Luigi Pignataro: J?J?
Mykola Maliuta: K?K?
Bezalel said "I'm live at least" when he saw his opponent's holdings, and the A?10?8? flop put him in front.
The Q? turn gave Pignataro one out to the straight, but the A? river improved Bezalel further to trip aces. Malitua took a 25,000 side pot to knock out Pignataro, who wished the table well as he departed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,000 | |
|
52,000 | |
|
Busted |