A Million For O'Rourke
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Andrea Cortellazzi played two million-chip pots over the span of two orbits, but after winning the first he just lost the second one against Gavin O'Rourke. Cortellazzi raised under the gun to 22,000 and after one players called, O'Rourke three-bet to 65,000 from the cutoff.
The action folded back to the Italian player and he moved all in for 508,000 effectively. O'Rourke called to risk his tournament life, and the showdown went as follows.
O'Rourke: 
Cortellazzi: 
The board ran out 
and O'Rourke found himself raking in over a million chips, while Cortellazzi was left behind with just 370,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,045,000 | 411,000 |
|
370,000 | -650,000 |