Hands #57-59: Sammartino Doubles in a Race
Level 38
: 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Hand #57: Hossein Ensan raised to 2.5 million first to act. Alex Livingston defended the big blind and flopped. Livingston check-folded to a bet of 3 million.
Hand #58: Garry Gates made it 2.5 million on the button. Livingston three-bet to 8.8 million. The big blind folded and Gates gave it up.
Hand #59: Ensan raised to 3.3 million in the small blind with Dario Sammartino in the big. The short-stacked Italian player shoved all in for 21.9 million and Ensan quickly called with .
Sammartino had overcards with . The Italian crowd was delighted with the in the window, followed by . The turn further improved Sammartino and the ensured he'd double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hossein Ensan |
187,700,000
-20,000,000
|
-20,000,000 |
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Garry Gates |
168,600,000
-3,100,000
|
-3,100,000 |
Kevin Maahs | 66,500,000 | |
Alex Livingston |
47,000,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
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Dario Sammartino |
45,000,000
21,900,000
|
21,900,000 |
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