Sam Weiss Goes From 45K to 165K in a Matter of Minutes

May 26, 2017

A player limps under the gun for 3,000, Sam Weiss moves all in from the small blind for 45,000, and Azat Phong calls from the big blind. The under-the-gun player folds.

Weiss turns over Club 6Club 4, and he needs to improve to stay alive against Phong’s Diamond QDiamond 3.

The board comes Diamond 8Heart 4Spade 3Club JClub 9, and Weiss pairs his four on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sam Weiss  –  99,000  (33 bb)
Azat Phong  –  53,000  (18 bb)

A few minutes later, after a flop of Spade QHeart 7Club 6, a player is all in for 12,000 with Heart JDiamond J against the Club AClub Q (pair of queens) of Weiss.

The turn card is the Diamond 9, the river card is the Club 2, and Weiss wins the pot with a pair of queens to knock out his opponent and move up to 165,000 in chips.

Sam Weiss  –  165,000  (55 bb)

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