Romero Delivers the Ultimate Cooler to Take Chip Lead
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Dario Bagattini opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and received a call from Walid Igalla on the button before a player in the small blind three-bet to 32,500. Javier Romero then four-bet to 88,000, forcing Bagattini and Igalla out of the pot. The small blind moved all in for slightly more and Romero snap-called with a covering stack.
Small Blind: K?K?
Javier Romero: A?A?
The small blind had the second-best possible starting hand but was crushed facing Romero's pocket-aces. Romero held on the Q?4?8?5?4? runout to win the biggest pot of the night so far and take a commanding chip lead over the rest of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
394,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
209,500
57,500
|
57,500 |
|
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|
76,000
-47,000
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-47,000 |