Kanaan Doubles With Aces
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Antonio Perez Vico Barba flopped top pair with 
, however, that ended up second-best to the 
of Ali Kanaan on a board of 
. Whether or not the remaining 13,700 of Kanaan went in after the flop or turn, but the German received a full double to jump back above the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
35,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
, Salvatore Ritrovato got his last 11,000 in with the 
and Jose Maria Lamarca Capa called with 
. The minor kicker advantage would play a crucial role, as the 
turn and 
river completed the board to let the Italian double.
flop, action checked to Sanfilippo and he bet 2,000 to pick up a single call by Di Profio. On the 
turn, Di Profio checked and called another bet 0of 5,500 before doing so for the third street in a row on the 
river.
, which Di Profio had beat with 
for the second nuts and Carbone had the best of it with 
. The 
river was a blank and Carbone took over the lead close to the dinner break on Day 1b.
for a full house and the 
