Ciobanu Flops a Flush
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Bogdan Ciobanu led out for 14,000 on the 3♠2♠Q♠K♥ turn from the big blind, and Giovanni Petroni moved all in for 46,600 in middle position. That sent Giorgio Donzelli into the tank on his left, taking a few minutes before letting his hand go. Ciobanu called, and the hands were turned up.
Giovanni Petroni: A♠J♣
Bogdan Ciobanu: 9♠8♠
Petroni could not improve on the 2♥ river to hit the rail, while Donzelli was in agony after claiming to have folded pocket deuces.
"He saved me," Ciobanu said after indicating that he would have called if Donzelli had also shoved.