John Costiniano

Hand #53: John Costiniano completed from the small blind and Konstantin Held raised to 700,000 from the big blind. Costiniano called.

The dealer fanned out the T 5 J flop and Costiniano checked. Held bet 400,000 and was met by a check-raise to 1,200,000 from Costiniano. Held three-bet jammed for 3,900,000 and Costiniano snap-called.

John Costiniano: A A

Konstantin Held: K J

Costiniano's trap with pocket aces had worked perfectly and Held needed to find some improvement or he would be the left with just a few chips.

The 8 arrived on the turn and the Q rolled off the river. Costiniano's aces won the pot and Held was left with just a big blind.