Man Wakes Up With Kings to Leave Gambini on Fumes
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Marco Gambini raised to 200,000 in the hijack before Kin Hang Man three-bet to 550,000 on the button. Gambini then moved all in and Man snap-called for 2,355,000.
Kin Hang Man: K♠K♥ 
Marco Gambini: 10♦10♥
Gambini had run into Man's kings and found no help on the Q♣4♠2♠8♣3♠ board as Man doubled up, leaving Gambini on an extreme short stack.
The next hand, Gambini was all in from under the gun for 310,000 against Alessandro Merelli on the button.
Marco Gambini: A♥4♠
Alessandro Merelli: K♥10♦
The A♠K♠3♠ flop gave both players a pair, but Gambini was ahead with his aces. The rest of the board came 7♣J♣ and Gambini doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,700,000
2,695,000
|
2,695,000 |
|
1,450,000
-555,000
|
-555,000 |
|
870,000
-1,545,000
|
-1,545,000 |