Luo Doubles Twice
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000
Xixiang Luo: XxXx/Q♣
Dario Sammartino: XxXx/A♠
Dario Sammartino completed, Xixiang Luo raised all in, and Sammartino called.
Sammartino finished with 6♠6♦5♣9♥10♠7♣ for a pair of sixes, while Luo found Q♠2♠4♠K♣3♠9♣ to make a pair of queens and double up.
A few hands later, Luo was involved in another pot against Richard Sklar.
Xixiang Luo: XxXx/2♦3♠7♣K♥
Richard Sklar: XxXx/J♣J♦A♥10♠
Luo bet on fourth and fifth streets as Sklar called. Luo then moved all in on sixth and Sklar called.
Luo had 4♣5♦ for a low, while Sklar had Q♣7♥6♣ for a pair of jacks. "Ace or a six. Ace or a six," Luo pleaded. "Yes, ace," he yelled out, peeling the A♣ on seventh to make a straight.
"Lucky game. I love this game," Luo said as he celebrated another double up on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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180,000
-127,000
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-127,000 |
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140,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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125,000
-25,000
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-25,000 |
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