Volpe Flops His Double Up
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Giuseppe Sammartino opened from under the gun to 10,000, and Paul Volpe reraised all in for 72,500 from the next seat. Action then folded to Vasili Firsau in the small blind, and he announced a call. Everyone else folded, leaving Firsau heads up with Volpe.
Volpe tabled the 
, which was behind the 
for Firsau. The 
flop changed all of that, though, as it vaulted Volpe into the lead.
The turn was the 
and river the 
, allowing Volpe to emerge victorious and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
160,000
104,000
|
104,000 |