Sammartino Back In
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The second bullet of Phil Ivey, who sits next to Paul Phua, appears to be much better than the first attempt, and Ivey has almost doubled up his stack.
Dario Sammartino also jumped back in, and the Italian was immediately greeted by Benjamin Wu with plenty of aggression. Sammartino in under the gun and Wu in the big blind headed to the river of a board 
and Wu bet 55,000 into a pot of around 70,000. Sammartino gave his opponent a staredown, but ultimately decided to fold.
Another quick strategy talk with fellow Italian Mustapha Kanit followed before Sammartino returned to his seat after the blinds passed through him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000 | 180,000 |
|
390,000 | 115,000 |
|
195,000 | 195,000 |
. "There they are, now a snowman on the turn," the Brit continued. A 
came on the turn instead, and now a queen would help as well to keep Salter in with just one bullet. However, the 
and Kempe checked. Both players should know each other pretty well from last night still, when Colman won the 6-Max Event and Kempe finished third, and Colman continued for 20,000.
turn and 
river. The four card straight and flush on the board slowed down the action and both players checked again. Kempe showed 
for a straight and Colman sighed, said "nice hand man," and mucked his cards.
followed on the turn. Salter checked, as did Buddiga. Aldemir made it 12,500 to go and Salter check-raised to 41,000.
river, Salter, who was enjoying a deep massage, elected to check and Buddiga moved all in. That forced a fold from the Brit, who dropped down to 23 big blinds as a result.
flop, Sammartino continued for 35,000 and Phua made it 90,000 to go, which Sammartino called. The Italian then checked the 
turn with around 130,000 behind and Phua moved all in. After talking through the hand for a minute, Sammartino sighed and called only to find himself drawing dead.
.
for a flush draw, while Sammartino was ahead with 
river.
