Grieco Getting Into His Groove
Conor Beresford raised to 65,000 from the hijack and Nicola Grieco called on the button. The flop was ![]()
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and Beresford checked. Grieco bet 75,000 and Beresford called.
The turn brought the
and Beresford checked again. With a quick flick of his wrist, Grieco splashed 225,000 into the pot and Beresford called a second time.
On the
river, Beresford checked a third time. Grieco picked up what appeared to be a random amount of T-25,000 chips, totaling 400,000, and quickly put them in the middle. Beresford folded after some thought.
Grieco stood up and slammed ![]()
open on the felt. He then gave a proud, minute-long speech in Italian, mostly directed at Beresford personally, and the table roared in laughter at the sudden outburst.
Once the verbal barrage had stopped, Beresford told Grieco "You told a good story, I really believed you" in regards to his hand.

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,805,000
335,000
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335,000 |
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1,750,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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