Marcello Spikes the Flop to Double; Van Rooij Picks Up Kings Against Inoue
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Raimondo Marcello moved all in for 220,000 under the gun and Grzegorz Kozieja called in middle position.
Raimondo Marcello: 6♥6♦ 
Grzegorz Kozieja: Q♦Q♣
Marcello was crushed by Kozieja's queens until the flop brought 10♦6♣9♣ to give him a set. Marcello improved to a full house on the 9♥ turn, while the river came the 7♦ and he doubled up.
At another table, Merijn van Rooij had raised to 200,000 in the big blind before Yoshihiro Inoue moved all in from early position. A tournament official gave Van Rooij five seconds to act, and he committed an additional 55,000.
Merijn van Rooij: K♦K♠
Yoshihiro Inoue: 10♥10♠
Van Rooij was ahead with his kings, and the board ran out 8♣9♥2♦2♥3♠ to earn him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
520,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
450,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
420,000
306,000
|
306,000 |