Sammartino Eliminates Steinberg After Wild Flop
Dario Sammartino is one of the last players to punch their ticket to the round-of-32, defeating Matthew Steinberg after the two got it all-in on a wild flop.
In a limped pot, the flop came 
. Sammartino checked, Steinberg bet 10,000 and was raised to 18,000. Steinberg thought for a minute and shoved his remaining 58,000 chips into the middle. Sammartino called.
Steinberg showed 
for bottom two pair while Sammartino had already flopped the straight and the open-ended straight flush draw with 
.
The 
and the 
were no help to Steinberg and the two shook hands after over three hours of heads-up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |