2024 WPT Prime Sanremo
Niveau: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
The players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break, with play due to get underway again at 10:05 p.m. local time. 49 players remain, with play concluding for the day when 26 are left.
Ionel Serbu opened to 10,000 from the hijack and was faced with a three-bet to 26,000 by Franck Yau in the cutoff. Action folded back to Serbu, who made the call.
On the K♦9♥10♣ flop, Serbu led out with a bet of 17,000. After some thought, Yau called.
The Q♠ rolled off on the turn, bringing one-card straight possibilities, and Serbu checked to his opponent. After thinking the spot through for a bit, Yau slid out a bet of 21,000, and Serbu quickly folded.
Yau showed A♣9♦ for a pair of nines, and Serbu nodded and tapped the table.
In the very next hand, David Kozma moved all in for around 36,000, and Catelani rejammed, forcing out all other opponents.
David Kozma: A♠Q♠
Carlo Catelani: 10♥10♠
Catelani was ahead in a race, but had a sweat after the K♣2♠6♠ flop brought his opponent a flush draw.
However the 7♦ turn and 4♦ river were bricks and Kozma headed for the exit, with Catelani catching some heat before the dinner break.
Carlo Catelani was all-in for around 40,000 and at risk versus Mario Adinolfi.
Carlo Catelani: K♣9♣
Mario Adinolfi: A♠10♠
Catelani was behind, and looked set for the exit after the 6♣8♥3♠ flop.
However the K♦ rolled off on the turn, followed by the K♠ on the river, to give Catelani trip kings and the double-up.
Niveau: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Around 35,000 was in the middle on a completed board of 6♦Q♥10♣8♠J♥, in a hand between Mehdi Dhouimer in early position and Yurii Zabrodotskyi in the big blind.
Zabrodotskyi led out with a bet of 21,000, only to be faced with a jam from Dhouimer for 64,000, sending the Ukrainian deep into thought.
Zabrodotskyi peered at the board, counted his chips, and glanced at his opponent repeatedly. After a while, he said to Dhouimer, "I have the nine", which would mean he had the queen-high straight, albeit not the nuts.
Eventually another player called the clock, and Zabrodotskyi let it get down to five seconds before announcing he was folding, flashing the 9♠ as he sent his cards to the muck.
Dhouimer raked in the pot and didn't give his opponent any indication as to whether his fold was a good one.
Priamo Carta was all-in for 31,000 and at risk versus Franck Yau, on a flop of 8♦10♥5♠.
Priamo Carta: K♠10♠
Franck Yau: Q♠J♠
Carta was ahead with his top pair tens, but had some outs to fade. Much to his delight, the 7♦ turn and 5♣ river were bricks and Carta obtained a timely double-up.
Maher Achour was all-in for 24,500 and at risk versus Alberto Romeo on a flop of 8♠9♥2♦.
Maher Achour: 10♣9♣
Alberto Romeo: K♠K♦
Achour had run his top pair nines into Romeo's pocket kings, and needed some help to escape.
The 9♦ rolled off on the turn to give Achour trip nines, and the 2♠ river was a brick to send him a timely double-up, and leave Romeo shaking his head at his misfortune.