Ronconi Wins a Big Flip
Level 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Matthew Moss raised to 2,400,000 in the hijack and Darryl Ronconi three-bet jammed in the small blind for 10,200,000 to put himself at risk. Moss thought for a moment before flicking in the call.
Darryl Ronconi: 8♦8♣
Matthew Moss: 10♣9♣
It was a fair fight, but Ronconi's hand remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out Q♥2♣Q♦Q♣3♦, giving him a full house, eights full of queens, to double up.