Smalley's Aces Hold Against Adams and Pauli's Kings on Feature Table
On one of the feature tables, a huge three-way pot has played out that saw Sebastian Pauli eliminated while Larry Smalley (pictured below) nearly tripled up at the expense of Pauli and Adams.
Smalley was dealt under the gun and appeared to raise as Pauli and his called from a few seats over before Brandon Adams three-bet the small blind to 22,000.
Smalley responded by moving all in for 88,700 before Pauli committed what appeared to be roughly 55,000 in chips. Adams had both players covered, and he called holding .
Smalley:
Adams:
Pauli:
With Smalley appearing to have a stranglehold on the hand, the dealer dropped a flop to give Pauli outs to backdoor diamonds.
The turn, however, would end all hope for Pauli and Adams as it fell the , and when the river landed the , Pauli was eliminated while Smalley more than doubled to 225,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joey Smalley
|
225,000
156,500
|
156,500 |
Brandon Adams |
53,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
|
||
Sebastian Pauli | Busted |