09-19-2008 23:51 UTC+2

No Blank for Blanco

[user22113]

Cristiano Blanco

Cristiano Blanco raises from UTG to 1,800 and is called by the big blind, a young, Scandinavian-looking kid. They see a flop of {K-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

{Q-Spades}

{6-Spades}

and the big blind checks, Blanco then bets 3,700 into the pot, only to see his opponent quickly reraise all in for an additional 10,225.

Blanco counts out the extra chips, which represents the majority of his stack, and then decides to make the call with his {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{K-Diamonds}

. It's ahead, but vulnerable to the drawtastic {J-Spades}

{J-Spades}

{10-Spades}

that the big blind shows. The turn is the {3-Diamonds}

{3-Diamonds}

but the river is not the two pair the Italian wants to see, as it's the {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

, leaving him crippled and propelling his opponent up to almost 30,000.

Tags: Cristiano Blanco