Sammartino Makes Mazza Fold an Overpair
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Dario Sammartino his table was moved to the featured table and he played a hand against Day 1b chip leader Sylvain Mazza.
Sammartino raised with 
from middle position and Mazza three-bet to 17,000 from the cutoff holding 
. The action folded back to Sammartino and he went for the four-bet to 42,000. Mazza called and they went to the flop.
The flop fell 
and Sammartino continued with a bet of 35,000. Mazza went for the raise to 75,000 with his overpair of queens. Sammartino then went on to three-bet all in for 273,000 and the decision was back at Mazza. He thought about it for several minutes before he threw his overpair into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
439,500 | 299,500 |
|
246,000 | -94,000 |