Sammartino Defeats Stanford
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Dario Sammartino is in the quarterfinals after eliminating William Stanford.
After Stanford limped, Sammartino ripped and Stanford put his entire stack of 286,000 into the middle and showed 
, which dominated the Italian's 
.
Sammartino, however, would smash the 
flop and hold on to win as the board ran out a 
and a 
.
Sammartino will face Chance Kornuth for a chance to play in Saturday's semifinals.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
760,000
|
760,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
. Aldemir continued with a bet of 55,000 and Vogelsang eventually called.
and both players checked after another three minutes. The 
completed the board and Aldemir checked again. After another three minutes, Vogelsang eventually shipped all in. Aldemir quickly folded, leaving himself under 200,000 chips now.
. Vogelsang turned over 
flop was little help for the defending WSOP Main Event Champion but he picked up a gutshot straight draw when the 
came on the turn.
sealed his fate, giving Vogelsang the win.
flop and Rabichow check-called for 40,000.
turn, Rabichow check-raised a bet of 100,000 up to 335,000. DeStefano called.
completed the board, Rabichow checked, DeStefano moved all in, and Rabichow quickly called for his 735,000 chips.
which provided no help to Destefano. The 
on the turn changed nothing and the 
on the river brought a quick end to the match, sending Rabichow into the semifinals tomorrow.
on the river. Two more checks and Kornuth tabled