Turchi Holds On With Aces
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
In a blind versus blind battle, Virgile Turchi and Antonino Venneri got the rest of Turchi's 385,000 in the middle on a flop of 3♥5♥6♣.
Virgile Turchi: A♦A♠ 
Antonino Venneri: 10x4x
Turchi was ahead with his pocket aces but needed to dodge Venneri's straight draw. The turn was the J♣, while the A♥ fell on the river and Turchi improved to a set to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,100,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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900,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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