Frank Toscano Knocks Out Two Players on Back-to-Back Hands

Jul 1, 2016

After a flop of Heart KClub 10Club 4, the big blind is all in for a little more than 30,000 with Spade KSpade 7 (pair of kings), but he needs to improve to stay alive against Frank Toscano’s Club KDiamond Q (pair of kings, higher kicker) in the hijack.

The turn card is the Heart 3, the river card is the Club 3, and Toscano wins the pot with two pair, kings and threes with a queen kicker. His opponent is eliminated.

The next hand, while Toscano is still stacking his chips, he raises from middle position to 4,000. Alen Muric calls from the cutoff, and the small blind moves all in for 21,500. Toscano thinks for a bit before he calls, and Muric folds.

The small blind turns over Diamond QDiamond J, and needs to improve to stay alive against Toscano’s Heart QHeart Q.

The board comes Club 8Club 5Spade 5Club 7Spade A, and Toscano wins the pot with two pair, aces and fives, to eliminate his second opponent in two straight hands.

Frank Toscano  –  120,000  (50 bb)

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