From the cutoff seat, Gianluca Speranza raised to 20,000. Roberto Romanello reraised all in from the button for 145,000. Everyone folded and Romanello raked in the pot.
2011 World Series of Poker Europe
It's really getting to be double-up-or-go-home time for Roberto Romanello, and he's doing his part to try and find some chips. On the last hand, Romanello open-shoved under the gun, and everyone passed again. It looks like he's worked his way up to about 180,000 now.
Andrew Hinrichsen raised to open the pot, and Roberto Romanello three-bet shoved. Hinrichsen had what looked like 139,000 left, and he quickly called all in to put the cards on their backs.
Showdown
Hinrichsen:
Romanello:
Hinrichsen had to sweat the river, but the board ultimately ran clean: . That double moves him close to 300,000 once again, while Romanello is dealt a crippling blow back down to just 55,000 lonely chips.
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
From under the gun, Gianluca Speranza raised to 24,000. Tarcisio Bruno called on the button and Bernard Guigon called from the big blind. The three players saw the flop come down and Guigon checked. Speranza bet 28,000 and Bruno called. Guigon folded.
The turn card was the and both players checked to see the pair the board on the river. Speranza checked and Bruno bet 35,000. Speranza called.
Bruno tabled the for two pair, queens and sevens. Speranza held the for trip sevens and won the pot.
Roberto Romanello's run for poker's Triple Crown has come to an end as he was just eliminated in fifth place.
Romanello lost the majority of his chips to Andrew Hinrichsen a few minutes ago and you can read about that here. Read on to see how he went out on his final hand.
From the button, Bernard Guigon raised to 24,000. Romanello reraised all in from the big blind for approximately 45,000. Guigon made the call. When the cards were turned over for the showdown, Romanello was dominated and in bad shape.
Guigon:
Romanello:
The flop, turn and river ran out and Romanello was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Roberto Romanello | Busted | |
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With the table folding around to the blinds, Gianluca Speranza and Tarcisio Bruno were content to keep it friendly and go heads-up for the minimum.
The dealer spread out a flop, and Speranza led out with 16,000. Bruno popped it up to 35,000 total, and Speranza made the call to see the turn. Speranza checked to the aggressor now, and Bruno's second bullet of 70,000 chips was enough to win the pot right there.
As the dealer pushed him the chips, Bruno flashed for bottom two pair.
From under the gun, Andrew Hinrichsen raised to 25,000 and Tarcisio Bruno called from the big blind to see the flop. Bruno checked and Hinrichsen checked behind.
The turn card was the and both players checked again to see the land on the river. Bruno bet 35,000 and Hinrichsen folded.
From under the gun, Andrew Hinrichsen raised to 25,000. Chip leader Gianluca Speranza reraised to 64,000 from the small blind and play folded back to Hinrichsen. He four-bet all in for around 250,000. Speranza quickly called and the cards were on their backs.
Hinrichsen tabled the and Speranza the .
The flop, turn and river ran out to give Hinrichsen the double up and put him in second position. Speranza still has over 1.1 million in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Gianluca Speranza |
1,180,000
-20,000
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-20,000 |
Andrew Hinrichsen |
520,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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Andrew Hinrichsen completed from the small blind and Bernard Guigon checked his option in the big blind to see the flop come down . Both players checked and the turn brought the . Hinrichsen fired the minimum, 12,000. Guigon took a moment and then folded.