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Diniega Takes From Allen

by Christian Zetzsche • August 24, 2026 - 9:32 AM

Michael Diniega

On the tail end of a 10 ♠️ 7 ♦️ 4 ♠️ 5 ♦️ 8 ♥️ board, Alexander Allen in the small blind bet 20,000. Michael Diniega in the cutoff called and exposed his A ♦️ 6 ♦️ for the eight high straight.

Allen's 10 ♣️ 8 ♣️ for the top two pair was no good and he plummeted to almost the starting stack.

Player Chip Count
Michael Diniega 280,000
Alexander Allen 135,000