Million Dollar Game: Cabrera's composure and Moncek's gambling

Million Dollar Game: Cabrell's composure and Monchek's gambling

As part of High Stakes Live at the World Series of Poker, a stream of the cash game Million Dollar Game is taking place. In the first session, the table featured Michael Monchek, Eric Wasserson, Chan "Jack" Lee, Santhosh Suvarna, Alan Keating, and Martin Cabrell, who joined the game after busting out of the $100,000 High Roller.

🟡In one of the hands, all the attention was focused precisely on Cabrell and Wasserson. After a double straddle to $8,000, Wasserson limped with ♠️♠️. Cabrell raised to $25,000 with ♥️♥️. On the ♠️♥️♥️ flop, the Czech high roller picked up a combo draw, while his opponent had a straight draw. Cabrell quickly bet $50,000 and got a snap-call. On the ♥️ turn the Czech completed a straight flush, Wasserson also improved but was left drawing dead. Cabrell doubled his previous bet, and Wasserson again responded quickly.

After the ♠️ on the river, Martin Cabrell got into a verbal exchange with his opponent and went into a long think. Wasserson tried to push him toward a decision, calling such lengthy deliberation unacceptable. The Czech settled on an overbet — $472,000. And after that the usually loud and talkative Cabrell turned into a statue. Wasserson asked the Czech: "Why have you suddenly gotten so serious? Did you think I'd fold immediately?". With a stack of more than $3,000,000, the American could afford a mistake, but he was trying to find at least some tell from his opponent, and in the end he folded after all.

🟡Mike Monchek came to the stream to gamble. One of the hands began in a straddle pot with a call from Jack Lee with ♦️♣️ for $14,000. Monchek with ♣️♠️ raised to $92,000, Wasserson with ♠️♦️ responded with a 3-bet to $240,000. Lee folded, and Monchek shoved all his chips into the middle for $948,000 and got a quick call. The pot grew to $1,933,000. The board ran out ♦️♣️2️⃣♠️♦️ and the pot went to Wasserson, who made two pair. Mike immediately bought more chips and continued playing.

Later Monchek took a big hand off Wasserson. Mike with ♦️♥️ bet $720,000 on the ♥️♦️♥️♣️♠️ river against Eric's ♠️♣️, building the pot up to $1,248,000. Wasserson was in the winning position, but Monchek's bluff worked. Wasserson folded his cards, and Mike took down $268,000.

In the end it was Eric Wasserson who finished the game with the largest profit, earning almost $2,700,000. Martin Cabrell, meanwhile, lost $2,000,000, with slightly smaller losses for Alan Keating — $1,814,500.