Palma's Fives Are Good in a Three-Way Pot

Sep 25, 2015

Aaron Massey raises from the hijack and is called by Nick Palma in the cutoff and Leo Wolpert on the button. The flop is Spade 6Spade 3Diamond 3 and Massey bets 1,525. Palma and Wolpert both call and all three players see the Spade 4 fall on the turn. The rest of the action is checked down after the pc8d/pc peels off on the river.

Massey tables Club ASpade 2, good for ace-high, Palma shows Spade 5Heart 5 and Wolpert mucks his hand.

“I was so happy when you were both hesitant to show your hands,” said Palma as the pot was being pushed to him.

Nick Palma – 77,000
Aaron Massey – 74,500
Leo Wolpert – 54,100

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