Sammartino Hits River Flush, Opens Gap vs. Kornuth
Level 26
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Chance Kornuth opened to 15,000 and was raised to 60,000 by Dario Sammartino. Kornuth called and the duo went to the flop.
The flop came 
. Sammartino put out a one-third pot-sized bet of 40,000. Kornuth called.
The 
arrived on the turn and Sammartino put out 150,000 chips, equivalent to 75% of the pot. Kornuth called once more.
The 
completed the board and the Italian put out a bet of 400,000, leaving him with just 260,000 behind.
After about 90 seconds of contemplation, Kornuth called and nearly turned over his cards when Sammartino tabled 
.
Kornuth threw his hand into the muck as Sammartino scooped the massive 1,300,000 chip pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,560,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
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|
840,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
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