Four-Bet Works Out for Pontiroli
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Luca Pontiroli opened from the cutoff and faced a three-bet to 85,000 from Ioannis Papagouras in the small blind.
Pontiroli then jammed all in for 205,000 and Papagouras called it off after weighing his options for a few moments.
Luca Pontiroli: K♥J♥
Ioannis Papagouras: A♠8♠
Pontiroli flopped a pair on 5♥9♠J♦ and received two more pairs on the 9♦5♠ runout to secure the victory. He doubled up while Papagouras was demoted to a stack of 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000
226,000
|
226,000 |
|
240,000
135,000
|
135,000 |