Rago Continues to Rise
Level 18
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Giuseppe Rago managed to find a big double up, on a 
board, where he had shoved for 115,000 in a 160,000 pot. Han Kuo was against him and he finally called after almost three minutes in the tank.
Giuseppe Rago: 
Han Kuo: 
Rago was ahead with the flopped two pair and he needed to fade the three remaining kings of the deck to stay alive. The on the river was safe for him and he hit the table hard with his hand to celebrate the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
120,000
-168,500
|
-168,500 |
board on the turn and he immediately announced all in. Arnold asked for a count on Houra's stack and the dealer counted 255,000 chips.
on the table. Arnold looked disappointed as he opened 
for a smaller pair, looking for just a ten to send his opponent to the rail.
on the river didn't help him and Houra built a big stack after this hand.
and Madsen bet 22,000 after both blinds checked. Zembinsky folded and Cokesa popped it up to 63,000 chips. After the big blind's fold, Madsen called and the 
appeared on the turn.
, Behor took over the initiative and led out for 20,000. Dunaic raised to 55,000 which Behor called.
for the higher kicker.
flop.
giving a straight to Liel and securing him the pot. The 
on the river was a formality and Liel doubled up while Sebastiani was left short.
