Torelli Knocked Down and then Out
In the first, Torelli failed to push Sancalctaroglu off his by moving all over the top of a preflop reraise holding . "You're good," Torelli told Sancalctaroglu as he tabled his bluff. A nine-high board followed and Sancalctaroglu took down the pot -- worth just over 60,000 in chips -- on the strength of his ace-high.
Minutes later, a visibly frustrated Torelli opened with a raise to 6,500 -- not quite his entire stack, but most of it -- and Sancalctaroglu came over the top with a 15,000 reraise, which was more than enough to put Torelli all in. A call was made and Torelli tabled a meager , which was dominated by Sancalctaroglu's . The board filled out and once again, ace-high was good enough for Sancalctaroglu, who now sits with just over 70,000 in chips.