Shant Marashlian Doubles Thru Jonas Mackoff in Dramatic Fashion

Shant Marashlian opens to 25,000 from the hijack and Jonas Mackoff three-bets to 67,000 from the cutoff. Action is back on Marashlian and he four-bet jams for 251,000. Mackoff asks for a count and then puts in chips to call.

Shant Marashlian:
Jonas Mackoff:

It’s a classic flip with Marashlian at risk but ahead with a pair of nines. The flop is clean but the turn vaults Mackoff ahead with a pair of aces. The river is the though and Marashlian smashes one of his two remaining outs to make a set of nines and double through.

Shant Marashlian – 532,000 (44 bb)
Jonas Mackoff – 330,000 (28 bb)