Speranza Doubles Up Immediately
Gianluca Speranza just sat down and immediately got involved in the first hand he got dealt.
Markus Steger raised to 1,500 from mid-position and was called by Yoan Argence in the hijack and Speranza in the big blind.
The flop came 
, both Speranza and Steger checked. Argence bet 4,000 which only Speranza called.
The turn was the 
, Speranza checked again and Argence bet 9,000. Speranza glanced at Argence before making the call.
The river completed the board with the 
, Speranza now shoved. Argence asked how much he had, the dealer counted out Speranza's stack and confirmed he has 25,100 left.
"Ace-queen?" Argence asked Speranza but got no reaction of him.
Argence contemplated for a bit longer and then put in the chips for the call. Speranza tabled 
the rivered straight and Argence just nodded. The dealer forced him to table his cards and Argence complied, showing 
for the flopped set of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
136,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
82,100
82,100
|
82,100 |
|
71,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |