River Luck > Flop Luck
Johnny Lodden raised preflop from early position, and Pier Paolo Ruscalla defended his big blind to go heads up to the flop.
It came 
, and the action followed. Ruscalla led out with 26,000, and Lodden raised to 65,000. After a long pause from Ruscalla, he shoved all in for about 250,000 total, and Lodden, looking frustrated, dropped the calling chips into the put with a shake of his head. It seemed he already had a good idea what Ruscalla was going to turn over.
Showdown
Ruscalla: 
Lodden: 
Lodden could only sigh in frustration, and Ruscalla had a hammer lock on the double up. The turn 
was a blank, but lightning struck the river. The black widow, the 
appeared like the Kiss of Death for Ruscalla. Lodden spikes his two-out winner, eliminating Ruscalla to chip his way up to about 655,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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655,000
319,000
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319,000 |
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Busted | |