Holding aces Andrea was all-in before the flop. Michael Siago called and hands were tabled:
Andrea:
Michael:
As the board was revealed everything seemed to go well for Andrea although there was a pause when the turn came with a 3rd spade and all eyes darted to Michael’s nines, but the black one was clubs.
board:
The aces held up for Andrea and she managed a very welcome rise in her stack. Andrea now has more than double the average with approximately 550,000 chips, which pretty much guarantees her a spot in the money.
Play has been hand per hand for a few minutes, as we approach the magic number of 54 players.