HomeThe board already showed 9♦ 5♥ 3♦ 4♥ when we reached Richard Marquez’s table and he was all-in for his final 9,500. Estimated pot in the middle was around 10,000 so it was a big pot at this point of the tournament– and obviously crucial to Marquez, who put his tournament life at risk with the shove.
Marquez’s opponent tanked for a time and eventually made the call. The bad news revealed itself as Marquez tabled 9♠ 9♥ for a set and the opponent was trailing with his pocket queens.
River 2♦ was a safe one for Marquez and he doubled up to over 30,000.
Wally Sombero who was intently watching the action asked Marquez, “Did you say sorry to him?”
Sombero added half-jokingly, “Don’t say sorry, say thank you!”