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After Pasquale Gregorio opened the pot to 2,000,000 from the middle position with J♠9♠, Cosme Martinez looked down at J♥J♣ and put in a three-bet to 7,500,000, leaving just 2 million behind. Feeling priced in, Gregorio four-bet all-in, and Martinez made the call.

The flop of A♦4♦7♠ offered little hope for Gregorio, and the J♦ on the turn sealed Martinez’s third double-up, who finally climbed out of short stack territory to a healthier 22 big blind stack.

Cosme Martinez – 22,000,000
Pasquale Gregorio – 16,000,000

Cosme Martinez