Bernasconi Scores a Fortunate Double
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
In the last hand prior to the break, Giorgio Bernasconi had jammed a shorter stack of around 20,000 with the 
. Paul van Alst opted to call with the 
with three opponents behind and saw the board run out 
for Bernasconi to double.
"He can do that with everything," van Alst suggested to Jacek Skiscim before they headed into the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
turn was a sweat but the aces prevailed on the 
river.
with exactly 37,000 in the middle, Vojtech Ruzicka pushed all-in for 31,700. Raul van Boxtel was his sole remaining opponent and asked the dealer to spread the pot while he was in the tank.
for a flush. "He can have everything there, ace king ..." van Boxtel said as he had exposed the 
for a hero-call gone wrong.
, Leonidas Andriopoulos had a near pot-sized bet of 14,500 in front and then faced the shove by Ibrahim Usta with the far larger stack.
before exiting the tournament area.
for 6,000. Raoul Refos called and was good with the 
flop, Strauch check-called for 5,000 and check-jammed a 
turn. Kamphues called with seven-six for a straight but failed to hold up against pocket eights as the 
