Sammartino Takes a Huge Pot from Markin
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Leonid Markin checked to Dario Sammartino on a board of 
, and the Italian bet 21,000. Markin check-raised to 51,000, Sammartino called, and the river was the 
.
Markin led out, firing 130,000, and Sammartino tanked for nearly five minutes before making the call. The Russian was about to open his cards, then mucked when Sammartino showed 
for eights and sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
595,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
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