Romanello Rocking & Rolling
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As expected, play has been rather snug during these early stages, but I did see Welshman Roberto Romanello take down a nice pot to propel his stack up to around the 45,000 mark.
I joined the action on the 
flop, Japanese tycoon Masaaki Kagawi leading out for 1,700 from middle position, only for another player to bump it up to 5,900 a couple of seats down.
Romanello - who I am assuming opened preflop from under-the-gun - just flat-called, which was enough to convince Kagawi to side-step out of the way.
The turn came an intriguing 
, and without too little hesitation, Romanello led for 7,300, around half the pot. His opponent had his suspicions, but ultimately opted for the fold allowing Romanello to pick up a substantial, early pot.