Sammartino Runs Into Aces
Level 4
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Dario Sammartino raised it up from middle position and Aleksandr Shevlyakov three-bet to 30,000 in the cutoff. Scott Ball four-bet to 62,500 out of the small blind and Sammartino stuck in a five-bet to 112,000. Shevlyakov folded and Ball moved all in. Sammartino thought for a moment before calling off his stack of 404,000.
Dario Sammartino: 
Scott Ball: 
It was an uphill battle for Sammartino and the flop of 
provided no help. The 
on the turn meant Sammartino was drawing dead to the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
940,000
559,000
|
559,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |