Huge Double For Palermo
Level 25
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The monotone flop read 
when we found Michael Assante and Leonardo Palermo heads up. Palermo checked to Assante who bet 50,000. Action was back on Palermo and he decided to cut out a check-raise to 120,000.
Suddenly it was back to Assante to make a decision and he announced that he was all in. This was a bet for Palermo's tournament life and after about fifteen seconds he announced a call, showing 
.
"Wow," said Assante, "I'm totally dead." He showed 
"How did you not snap his face off!? remarked Mike Jukich to Palermo.
The turn brought the 
and gave Assante a glimmer of hope to make a straight with a non-club ten. The river was the 
, however, and Palermo's nut flush secured him a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
|
|
1,380,000
940,000
|
940,000 |