Full House vs. Full House: Ralph Massey Doubles Thru Joseph Skinner

Photo: Joseph Skinner (left) studies Ralph Massey (right) after Massey bet the river.

With 11 players remaining, Paulo Brito raises under the gun to 15,000, Joseph Skinner calls from the button, and Ralph Massey reraises from the small blind to 53,000. Brito calls, and Skinner tanks for a while before he calls.

The flop comes , and Massey bets 20,000. Brito calls and then takes off his sunglasses he’s been wearing for most of the day. Skinner tanks for a while before he raises to 70,000. Massey calls, and Brito folds.

The turn card is the , and both players check.

The river card is the , and Massey bets 90,000. Skinner tanks for a bit and asks Massey how many chips he has left behind — Massey has 89,000 left behind.

Skinner moves all in, and Massey quickly calls all in for 179,000. Skinner shows for a rivered full house, eights full of sixes, but Massey turns over to win the pot with a flopped full house, kings full of sixes.

Ralph Massey  –  688,000  (115 bb)
Joseph Skinner  –  240,000  (40 bb)