Pinto Doubles Through Larsson; Doubles de Jong
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Kristian Larsson opened to 205,000 and Ricardo Pinto moved all in out of the big blind for 975,000. Larsson was sent into a world of pain and used two time banks before making the call.
Ricardo Pinto: 
Kristian Larsson: 
On a 
board, Pinto went from short stack to second in chips.
Exactly one hand later, Cornelis de Jong raised to 190,000 and Pinto jammed out of the small blind. De Jong called swiftly and the cards were turned over.
Cornelis de Jong: 
Ricardo Pinto: 
The 
flop gave both players a pair, however, de Jong also had the nut flush draw as well. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river sent Pinto from hero back to almost zero as he had to fork over 1,495,000 to de Jong.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000 | 1,600,000 |
|
1,300,000 | -1,000,000 |
|
575,000 | -525,000 |