Early Quads for Greene
Level 11
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Dario Sammartino opened from the hijack to 18,000, and the small blind called. Action was then on Jonathan Greene in the big blind, who elected to three-bet. Sammartino quickly four-bet, which forced the small blind out, and Greene called off the remainder of his stack.
Jonathan Greene: A♥A♦8♦2♦ 
Dario Sammartino: K♥K♣Q♥9♦
The flop came down A♠9♠6♥, and it was a long way back for Sammartino.
The 6♠ sealed the deal, confirming Greene's double up, and the river A♣ was the icing on the cake, giving him four-of-a-kind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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595,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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235,000
138,000
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138,000 |