Sammartino Sends Yong to the Rail
Level 6
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Richard Yong's stack had plummeted to around 120,000 when he started the hand with a raise to 6,500 from early position. The entire table folded around to Dario Sammartino in the big blind and the Italian three-bet to 16,500. Yong called and the flop came 
.
Sammartino continued for 16,000 and Yong moved all in for around 10,000, which was met by a quick call of Sammartino.
Yong had 
for a flush draw, while Sammartino was ahead with 
. Both the turn and river were insignificant and Yong was eliminated for now, watching the ongoing action from the rail after.
Phil Ivey was eliminated at the same time and took the re-entry immediately, he got the exact seat that formerly belonged Yong.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
250,000
116,500
|
116,500 |
|
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|
Busted | |