Romero Delivers the Ultimate Cooler to Take Chip Lead
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Dario Bagattini opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and received a call from Walid Igalla on the button before a player in the small blind three-bet to 32,500. Javier Romero then four-bet to 88,000, forcing Bagattini and Igalla out of the pot. The small blind moved all in for slightly more and Romero snap-called with a covering stack.
Small Blind: K♥K♦
Javier Romero: A♦A♠
The small blind had the second-best possible starting hand but was crushed facing Romero's pocket-aces. Romero held on the Q♠4♣8♥5♥4♥ runout to win the biggest pot of the night so far and take a commanding chip lead over the rest of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
394,000 | 165,000 |
|
209,500 | 57,500 |
|
76,000 | -47,000 |