Salerno Double Leaves Gulas on Fumes
Level 31
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Josef Gulas opened to 2,000,000 from under the gun for more than half of his stack. Elia Salerno verified the bet size and then used one time bank before he moved all-in for 2,325,000.
Darius Neagoe folded in the next seat and then walked to his Romanian rail.
Rene Schnitzler glanced at his cards and sighed.
"Now I need your poker brain," Schnitzler told Neagoe, who came a bit closer to the table while Schnitzler picked up his cards and peeled the corners to make them all but visible to Neagoe. The fold followed and Gulas then called Salerno.
Elia Salerno: Q♥Q♦ 
Josef Gulas: J♠J♦
The board ran out 9♣7♠4♠9♦7♦ and the superior pocket pair remained ahead.
"Good fold," Neagoe told Schnitzler who had been narrowly pipped by both.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,275,000
3,775,000
|
3,775,000 |
|
1,175,000
2,025,000
|
2,025,000 |