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10-24-2009 18:36 UTC+2

Racing for the Final Table

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Alfio Battisti raised to 42,000 from middle position, and Alexander Debus three-bet to about 100,000 a few seats over. When it came back to Battisti, he moved all in, and Debus quickly called to put his opponent at risk.

Showdown
Battisti: {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{K-Spades}

Debus:

{Q-Hearts}

{Q-Clubs}

The flop was a hit for Battisti as it came out {3-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

{K-Clubs}

{9-Hearts}

to put him well in the lead and in good shape to double. A scary {6-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

came on the turn, and Debus picked up a flush draw that would potentially end the day. The river was red, but it was the {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

, holding Battisti's pair of kings and earning him an all-important double up.