Brian Altman vs. Derek Marmen

Jan 29, 2020

Brian Altman

With the board showing Diamond 8Club 8Heart 4Spade 2 on the turn, two-time WPT champion Brian Altman (pictured) checks from the small blind, and Derek Marmen bets 50,000 from the big blind. Altman check-raises to 150,000, and Marmen calls.

The river card is the Heart 5, Altman bets 375,000, and Marmen calls with Heart 8Club 6 for trip eights. But Altman turns over Heart QSpade 8 to win the pot with trip eights and a higher kicker, increasing his chipleading stack to nearly 2.5 million.

Brian Altman  –  2,475,000  (206 bb)
Derek Marmen  –  1,475,000  (123 bb)

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