Hallaert's Bluff Fails, Sammartino Wins With No Showdown
Niveau 22
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
With just a bit more than 400,000 already in the pot, Kenny Hallaert was facing off against Dario Sammartino. The board read 
and Hallaert was first to act. He checked over to Sammartino who checked behind.
On the 
river, Hallaert cut out a bet of 260,000 and pushed it forward. Sammartino instantly called. Hallaert then mucked his hand and Sammartino followed by sliding his cards forward, face down. He was awarded the pot without having to show his hand and no player at the table asked to see it, nor did the dealer table it. With that pot, Sammartino pushed his stack over the 3-million-chip mark while Hallaert dropped to just over 2 million.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
3,225,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
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|
2,030,000
-520,000
|
-520,000 |
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, behind the 
of Giroir.
and Toro paired his jack, but Giroir picked up a flush draw. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, sending Giroir to the rail.
.
, pairing Hirst's aces but giving Guagenti the nut flush draw. The turn was the 
and Guagenti locked up the pot before the dealer could put out the insignificant 
, which caused chuckles from both players. "No sweat please," Lew said and the flop fell 
river a formality.
and Blumestein eliminated Liu for a small boost to his chip stack.
on the river. 
