Papadopoulos Ends Sammartino's Day With Huge One-Two Knockout Punch
Dario Sammartino has gone from a million chips to zero in two hands, with Kyriakos Papadopoulos the beneficiary, who now leads the tournament.
In the first hand, Sammartino was in the small blind and Kyriakos Papadopoulos in the big blind with approximately 60,000 in the pot on the 
flop.
Sammartino bet 25,000 and was raised to 75,000 by Papadopoulos. Sammartino than came back with another raise to 190,000, which Papadopoulos called.
The duo then checked the 
turn, but on the 
river, Sammartino moved all in for Papadopoulos' remaining 447,000.
After using four time banks, Papadopoulos called.
Sammartino showed 
for a pair of fives, while Papadopoulos had 
for a flopped two pair.
That pot sent Papadopoulos over a million chips, then just a couple of hands later, he finished off Sammartino in another big pot.
As retold by Papadopoulos, Luis Fonseca moved all in for 150,000 in early position, Sammartino then moved in over top in middle position for 550,000, and Papadopoulos called to put both players at risk.
Luis Fonseca: 
Dario Sammartino: 
Kyriakos Papadopoulos: 
The board ran out 
, giving Fonseca a triple up, but the side pot saw Papadopoulos eliminate Sammartino with his tens to soar near the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,355,000 | 545,000 |
|
465,000 | 255,000 |
|
Busted |