Sunday, February 17, 2019

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1G): Noe Acosta Doubles Through John Magnetta, Ladders Up The Leaderboard

$150 No Limit Hold'em
$50,000 GTD
Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/2,000)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 119
Flight 1G Players Remaining: 28

Noe Acosta (Deerfield Beach, FL) didn't seem to love the idea of calling off his stack with a four club board (having flopped a ten-high flush), but didn't mind seeing that he had his opponent drawing dead.

When we approached Table 3, Noe Acosta and John Magnetta would be heads-up on the turn, of a board that read 6♣ J♣ A♣ 9♣.  Acosta had just put a bet out (unfortunately, the exact amount isn't known), with Magnetta quickly dropping in a raise to 45,000.  Acosta didn't look too pleased about the situation, but surprisingly announced himself all-in, to which Magnetta asked for a count.  It would be another 40,000 for John to call, which he begrudgingly chose to do:

Acosta: 10♣ 4♣
Magnetta: A 3

River: 9♠

When the cards were tabled, Acosta would have the hand locked up, with Magnetta drawing dead.  John lost close to 30% of his stack, and fell out of the chip lead after the loss.  Acosta, on the other hand, is now sitting with a top five stack in the field.

Noe Acosta - 170,000 (85bb)
John Magnetta - 135,000 (67bb)

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