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A pump of the fist for Battisti after spiking his straight to stay alive
From the button, Alfio Battisti opened to 90,000, and Christophe Benzimra wanted to play for more. In the small blind, he re-raised to 220,000, and Battisti called for a significant chunk of his stack.
Heads-up, the dealer ran a flop of . Benzimra fired 260,000 chips at the pot, drawing a long, blank stare from his opponent. Finally, Battisti announced an all in for 610,000 total. Benzimra required a full breakdown of the stacks as he contemplated his decision. There really was no decision; he made the call to put Battisti at risk.
The Italian tabled , still on a draw for his tournament life. Benzimra was poised for the knockout at he confidently flipped up his .
The turn was a blank, the . The river, however, was a very fortunate card for the at-risk Battisti. The landed on board to give both men the queen-high straight and chop the pot right in half. Battisti has managed to stave off elimination for now, much to the delight of his railbird, Dario Minieri.
donpeters
Alfio "aLFioSn0b" Battisti raised to 75,000 and Oleksandr Vaserfirer called from the big blind. The flop came and Battisti bet 115,000 after Vaserfirer checked. Vaserfirer then check-raised to 280,000, prompting a fold from Battisti.
donpeters
Oleksandr Vaserfirer raised to 85,000 and Christophe Benzimra called from the small blind. The flop came down and Benzimra checked. Vaserfirer fired 50,000 and was called.
The turn was the and Benzimra checked again. Vaserfirer fired 250,000, five times what he bet on the flop. Benzimra went into the tank for a few minutes.
"You have a flush?" questioned Benzimra.
A few moments passed before Vaserfirer questioned back. "Do you have a queen?"
"Do I need to answer that?" responded Benzimra.
A few moments later, Benzimra announced a raise and made the minimum one to 500,000. Vaserfirer folded his hand and Benzimra scooped in the pot to take back the chip lead.
donpeters
Luca Pagano was first to act and Oleksandr Vaserfirer had the button to start the hand. Pagano raised to 110,000. Alfio "aLFioSn0b" Battisti reraised from the small blind to 400,000, leaving himself a little over 600,000 behind.
Action moved back over to Pagano and he wasted little time in announcing that he was all in. Battisti now had a big decision in front of him, one that could mean the end of his tournament.
After a couple minutes of deliberation, Battisti called, drawing a stir from everyone in the room. When the hands were turned up, here's what was revealed:
Pagano:
Battisti:
Pagano had Battisti covered and also had him dominated.
The dealer dealt the flop... and just like that, Pagano went from first to worst. He immediately sunk his head into his hands, knowing it would be hard to come from behind now.
The turn was the , pairing the board, but providing no help to Pagano. Luca began wrapping up his iPod and headphones and put his cell phone away as the river card came the to end the hand. Pagano shipped over the total all-in bet of 1.061 million to Battisti, leaving himself with roughly 145,000. To make things worse, he was in the big blind next hand.
donpeters
Luca Pagano - 4th Place
Action folded to the small blind, Christophe Benzimra, and he stuck out a stack of chips to set Luca Pagano all in. Pagano made the call right away with . Again he had the best hand in an all-in situation. This time against Benzimra's .
The flop somewhat mirrored the last one when it came this time, putting Pagano behind once again in a sick, twisted manner.
The turn was the , inching Pagano closer to the exit.
The river was the and after losing two back-to-back preflop all ins, Pagano was out the door in 4th. With this finish though, he did take home 357,790 PLN and should move to the top of the EPT all-time Tournament Leader Board.
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. Benzimra fired 260,000 chips at the pot, drawing a long, blank stare from his opponent. Finally, Battisti announced an all in for 610,000 total. Benzimra required a full breakdown of the stacks as he contemplated his decision. There really was no decision; he made the call to put Battisti at risk.
, still on a draw for his tournament life. Benzimra was poised for the knockout at he confidently flipped up his 
.
. The river, however, was a very fortunate card for the at-risk Battisti. The 
landed on board to give both men the queen-high straight and chop the pot right in half. Battisti has managed to stave off elimination for now, much to the delight of his railbird, Dario Minieri.
and Battisti bet 115,000 after Vaserfirer checked. Vaserfirer then check-raised to 280,000, prompting a fold from Battisti.
and Benzimra checked. Vaserfirer fired 50,000 and was called.
and Benzimra checked again. Vaserfirer fired 250,000, five times what he bet on the flop. Benzimra went into the tank for a few minutes.
and just like that, Pagano went from first to worst. He immediately sunk his head into his hands, knowing it would be hard to come from behind now.
to end the hand. Pagano shipped over the total all-in bet of 1.061 million to Battisti, leaving himself with roughly 145,000. To make things worse, he was in the big blind next hand.
. Again he had the best hand in an all-in situation. This time against Benzimra's 
.
this time, putting Pagano behind once again in a sick, twisted manner.
, inching Pagano closer to the exit.
and after losing two back-to-back preflop all ins, Pagano was out the door in 4th. With this finish though, he did take home 357,790 PLN and should move to the top of the EPT all-time Tournament Leader Board.