Vamos, Tortuga!

We mentioned earlier about the gregarious Venezuelan with the turtle figurines, and we've just caught him involved in an all-in pot. It began with Andre Pereira opening to 400 in early position. Around the table, our hero, Vincenzo Gianelli stuck in a three-bet to 1,225. When it folded back around to Pereira, he quickly reraised with a covering stack of red chips, and Gianelli was put to the test. He had 7,550 chips total, and he spent a minute prodding Pereira for information.

"Will you show if I fold?" he asked.

"No," Pereira said flatly. "I never show my cards."

"Okay," Gianelli answered as he grabbed all of his chips in one hand. "Let's play." He placed his chips into the middle of the table, and he was flipping for his tournament life.

Showdown
Pereira: {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades}
Gianelli: {7-Clubs} {7-Spades}

"Vamos, tortuga!" Gianelli said as he stood up to sweat his fate. The dealer gave him a friendly {6-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} flop, and he talked the dealer through the last two cards. "Easy," he pleaded, pushing his hands down toward the floor as he rooted for low cards.