Pinto Wins with Aggression
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ricardo Pinto won a three-way pot when all players had small pocket pairs and hit a flush with a club in their hand. He then took on chip leader Gabriele Rossi, who limped in with 
. Pinto raised to 160,000 with 
and Rossi called.
On the 
flop, Rossi checked and called a bet worth 150,000. The 
turn paired the board and Rossi checked once more, Pinto fired a second barrel worth 250,000 and that did the trick for the Portuguese.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000 | -200,000 |
|
2,000,000 | 300,000 |