Monteiro Flops Set, but Can't Win
From the cutoff seat, Rafael Monteiro raised to 36,000. Felipe Pasini reraised all in for 310,000. Monteiro made the call.
Monteiro: 

Pasini: 

The flop came down 

and Monteiro landed a set of nines to really put a strangle hold on this hand. Pasini would need runner-runner straight or flush cards in order to stay alive without the board pairing.
The turn was the
and it was a good card for Pasini. The river was even better with the
to give Pasini a straight and double him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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720,000
320,000
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320,000 |
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650,000
77,000
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77,000 |
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