Fadhel Works on a Miracle
Level 6
: 400/800, 100 ante
One player had limped in and Andrei Racolta raised on the button to 2,000, Ahmed Fadhel shoved for 4,250 in the small blind and the limper as well as Racolta called. On the 
flop, both players checked and Racolta's bet of 5,500 on the 
turn was check-called. The 
river was checked and Racolta turned over 
. That was good enough to win the side pot against 
, while Fadhel tripled up with 
.
Soon after Stefan Aurelian Gheorghe shoved for around 6,000 and Fadhel reshoved on the button to isolate with 
. Gheorghe had 
and the board of 
gave Fadhel two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
15,875
|
15,875 |
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
Busted |
, a bet of 3,600 was in front of a player in early position and Vasile Valentin Anghel on the button called. The small blind raised to 11,000 and Toni Jarvisalo, who qualified online through 888poker for this event in a Freeroll, moved all in for another 3,150 on top of the raise. That forced out the initial bettor, but Anghel and the small blind both called.
turn, the small blind pushed immediately for 15,000 and that forced out Anghel to see the small blind turn over 
. Jarvisalo had flopped the straight with 
and dodged the flush draw thanks to a blank 
river was too little, too late, as he only made inferior two pair. Dean climbed up even further and crossed 200,000 in chips before heading to dinner.
