Eights Are Good for Bendinelli
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Giuliano Bendinelli opened to 120,000 from the button and Michael Pinto defended from the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of 
that was checked through to the 
turn. This time, Pinto threw in a bet of 130,000 that Bendinelli called.
The 
completed the board and Pinto continued with another bet of 400,000. Bendinelli snap-called. Pinto turned over 
for a bluff and Bendinelli revealed 
to win the pot with queens and eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,250,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
|
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|
5,575,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
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