Kassam Cracks Kings Right Before Hand For Hand Begins
Level 20
: 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
The tournament is at hand for hand with 101 players left.
Just before that happened, Reyman Kassam doubled up. Sandro Pitzanti opened up from the button with pocket kings. Kassam three-bet jammed for about 10 big blinds with ace-ten and Pitzanti called.
Kassam, who was an underdog to win the hand, got an ace on the flop to become a huge favorite. His hand held with blanks on the turn and river to bring him up to exactly 600,000 in chips.
Meanwhile, despite losing this pot, Pitzanti's stack grew as the bubble was approaching and had 1,600,000 in chips after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
|
600,000
270,000
|
270,000 |