Sammartino Hits River Flush, Opens Gap vs. Kornuth
Level 26
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Chance Kornuth opened to 15,000 and was raised to 60,000 by Dario Sammartino. Kornuth called and the duo went to the flop.
The flop came 
. Sammartino put out a one-third pot-sized bet of 40,000. Kornuth called.
The 
arrived on the turn and Sammartino put out 150,000 chips, equivalent to 75% of the pot. Kornuth called once more.
The 
completed the board and the Italian put out a bet of 400,000, leaving him with just 260,000 behind.
After about 90 seconds of contemplation, Kornuth called and nearly turned over his cards when Sammartino tabled 
.
Kornuth threw his hand into the muck as Sammartino scooped the massive 1,300,000 chip pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,560,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
||
|
840,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
||
and both players checked to the 
on the turn. Winter made a large bet of 45,000 and Vogelsang called to see the 
for two pair to take an early lead.
and Jaffe led out with a bet of 48,000 which Smith called.
completed the board with a straight. Jaffe announced all in, putting Smith to the test for his remaining 745,000 chips. Smith counted out his stack and then made the call.
and each player played the straight on the board to chop the pot.
and Sammartino continued for 60,000. Kornuth called once more.
appeared on the river. Kornuth tabled 
.
on the turn.
for a pair of fives and a missed flush draw.