Michael Wang Gets the Best of Thomas Marchese (And a Chop-Double-Up for Hal Strumpf)

Hal Strumpf moves all in from middle position for 22,000, Thomas Marchese reraises from the button to 43,000, and Michael Wang (pictured) reraises from the big blind to 140,000. Marchese makes it 305,000, and Wang six-bets it to 600,000. Marchese folds, and Wang picks up the side pot worth 566,000.

Strumpf turns over , and he’s likely to chop against the of Wang.

The board comes [Js], and Strumpf and Wang chop the pot. Strumpf was so short that he still nearly doubles up on the hand.

Michael Wang  –  1,980,000  (165 bb)
Hal Strumpf  –  45,000  (4 bb)
Thomas Marchese  –  1,300,000  (108 bb)

The next hand, Marchese raises from the cutoff to 25,000, Wang reraises from the small blind to 75,000, and Marchese calls. The flop comes , Wang bets 65,000, and Marchese calls.

The turn is the , Wang bets 180,000, and Marchese calls. The river is the , Wang bets 260,000, and Marchese folds.

Wang shows for jack high as he takes the pot.

Michael Wang  –  2,320,000  (193 bb)
Thomas Marchese  –  990,000  (83 bb)