Event 31 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-handed | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-18-2008 16:51 UTC-7

Hand #46 - Filtz

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Filtz limps in from the small blind, and Dario makes a rather unusual check.

{6-Hearts}

-- check,check.

{9-Spades}

-- check, check -- a pattern is emerging.

{3-Hearts}

-- once more, they both check.

Filtz shows K-10 and Dario just mucks.

06-18-2008 16:53 UTC-7

Hand #47 - Minieri

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With Filtz and Minieri calling from the button and small blind respectively, Fischer checks the big blind to give us a three-way pot.

{4-Hearts}

Minieri takes it down with a bet of 48,000.

06-18-2008 16:54 UTC-7

Hand #48 - Minieri

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Minieri button-raises to 96,000, and everyone folds once more.

06-18-2008 16:56 UTC-7

Hand #49 - Song

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Kevin Song's turn this time, he makes it 87,000. Again, there are no callers, and another pot is taken down preflop.

06-18-2008 17:03 UTC-7

Hand #50 - Kevin Song Eliminated in Fourth Place ($141,983)

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Song makes it 75,000 from the button, and in an interesting change to the recent action, Minieri makes it 155,000 from the big blind. To which Song responds by announcing all in for a total of 642,000! The spell of the blind-stealing has been broken, it seems.

The decision now rests with Minieri, who takes his time. And then...

Call!

Minieri: {A-Diamonds}

Song:

Board:

And to the sound of the Italian railers sharing their joy with one another, Kevin Song is eliminated, and Dario Minieri extends his already crushing chip lead.

Tags: Dario Minieri Kevin Song

06-18-2008 17:05 UTC-7

Hand #51 - Minieri

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All three players see a {2-Diamonds}

flop.

Dario Minieri leads out for 48,000 and wins the pot, Justin Filtz showing glimpses of frustrations as he chucks away his cards.

06-18-2008 17:07 UTC-7

Hand #52 - Fischer

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Minieri raises to his favorite 81,000, but this time Fischer makes it 220,000. Minieri folds, and Fischer reels the chips in.

06-18-2008 17:13 UTC-7

Hand #53 - Filtz

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Seth Fischer folds, Justin Filtz calls from the small blind; Dario Minieri, armed with his newly acquired stack, makes it an additional 72,000 to go.

Filtz reaches for chips, but hesitates, his eyes remaining fixed on his stack as he thinks. Finally, he makes the call.

{2-Spades}

Filtz checks, leading to a continuation bet of 140,000 from Minieri. Filtz pauses for a second time, and glances over at his Italian foe suspiciously. Again he reaches for chips.

All-in!...

... for 626,000!

And an insta-call from Minieri!

Filtz = {K-Diamonds}