Six Pros in a Row

Tip. If you're buying in late to Day 1B, avoid Table 7.

Kevin Song busted to John Juanda recently and his seat was taken by Italian pro Dario Sanmartino, one of the best Italian players right now. He's sat right in the middle of six pros, all sat in a row from seat one to six. Here's how they line up and their career winnings in USD:

Seat 1. Sunny Jung (Korea) $1,306,307
Seat 2. Russell Thomas (USA) $3,392,307
Seat 3. Anton Astapau (Belarus) $825,760
Seat 4. Dario Sammartino (Itlay) $2,701,415
Seat 5. John Juanda (Indonesia) $17,250,677
Seat 6. Steve O'Dwyer (USA) $10,824,802

Astapau and Sammartino tangled in a battle of the blinds.

The board (at the turn) read and Astapau led for 700 and called when Sammartino raised to 1,400. The board completed with the and Astapau led for just 200. Sammartino stared at him for a while and then raised to 1,500. Astapau called but mucked upon seeing the Italian's .

Player	Chips	Progress
John Juanda	80,000 5,600	5,600

Russell Thomas	42,000 42,000	42,000
Dario Sammartino	34,000 34,000	34,000

Anton Astapau	28,300 28,300	28,300
Steve O'Dwyer	28,000 -2,000	-2,000