Ben Jacobs Leaves Sergio Castellucio on Fumes
Dec 19, 2023
Ben Jacobs opens on the button and sees Sergio Castellucio defend his big blind to bring a flop of 
. Castellucio checks, Jacobs bets, and Castellucio calls.
The turn comes the 
and Castellucio checks. Jacobs fires a second barrel of 2 million and Castellucio calls.
The river is the 
and Castellucio checks for a third time. Jacobs bets 4 million and Castellucio uses a time chip to think about his decision before calling for the majority of his stack.
Jacobs tables 
, a flopped two pair, and Castellucio mucks.
After paying the 4 million, Castellucio is down to 575,000 and doubles on the next hand to get back above five big blinds.
Ben Jacobs – 24,750,000 (99 bb)
Sergio Castellucio – 1,400,000 (5 bb)
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