Zereg Has a Dream Start
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Sebastian Ionita raised to 200,000 on the button as action went on Youssef Zereg in the big blind. He looked down at A♥A♣ and three-bet to 650,000. Ionita gave up Q♣10♥.
The next hand, Julian Pineda Lozano raised to 200,000 on the button and Zereg moved all in for 1,600,000 in the small blind. Umberto Zaffagnini folded his big blind, while Pineda Lozano quickly called to put Zereg at risk on the second hand of the day.
Youssef Zereg: A♣J♥ 
Julian Pineda Lozano: 9♠9♣
The J♦J♠8♦ flop gave Zereg trips and the lead, while Pineda Lozano was left looking for just two outs after the 3♣ turn. Instead, the J♣ river improved Zereg to quads and gave him an early double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,620,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
3,400,000
2,050,000
|
2,050,000 |
|
3,080,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |