Hand #62: Mark Staples Doubles Thru Mark Zhu

Jun 19, 2022

Mark Staples
Photo:  Mark Staples

HAND #62  –  Yang Lei raises from the cutoff to 200,000, and Mark Staples moves all in from the small blind for 2,225,000. Mark Zhu uses one of his Time Chips to Tank for nearly a minute before he calls from the big blind, and Lei quickly folds.

Staples turns over Heart JClub J, and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive against Zhu’s Diamond AHeart K.

The board comes Spade 8Club 7Spade 4Heart 9Heart Q, and the pocket jacks hold up for Staples to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mark Staples  –  4,750,000  (48 bb)
Mark Zhu  –  2,500,000  (25 bb)

Pocket Jacks vs. Ace-King

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