Hallaert's Bluff Fails, Sammartino Wins With No Showdown

With just a bit more than 400,000 already in the pot, Kenny Hallaert was facing off against Dario Sammartino. The board read and Hallaert was first to act. He checked over to Sammartino who checked behind.

On the river, Hallaert cut out a bet of 260,000 and pushed it forward. Sammartino instantly called. Hallaert then mucked his hand and Sammartino followed by sliding his cards forward, face down. He was awarded the pot without having to show his hand and no player at the table asked to see it, nor did the dealer table it. With that pot, Sammartino pushed his stack over the 3-million-chip mark while Hallaert dropped to just over 2 million.