Five Pocket Pairs and Six-Bets Preflop; Bob Mather Eliminated by Irfan Siddiqui

Photo:  Henry Tran (left) four-bet folded, and another player five-bet folded pocket queens. But Bob Mather (right) couldn’t let go of his pocket kings.

Following a raise under the gun to 400, Irfan Siddiqui three-bet next to act to 1,600. Bob Mather calls in the cutoff before Henry Tran four-bets to 6,600 from the button.

Both blinds fold, and the original raiser five-bets to 16,400. Siddiqui announces he is all in for roughly 50,000, and after several minutes of thinking, Mather calls all in for 46,700.

Tran folds, and after some time deliberating, the original raiser open-mucks his .

Siddiqui:
Mather:

The big blind announces she folded , while Tran announced he folded .

The dealer spreads the flop to see Siddiqui improve his aces to top set while simultaneously sending Mather to the rail.

Irfan Siddiqui – 119,700
Henry Tran – 33,500
Bob Mather – Eliminated

Photo:  Chipleader Irfan Siddiqui