Benelli Wins A Big One
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Andrea Benelli opened the hijack for 100,000 holding 
and he received no less than three callers. The first one was Andrija Martic on the button with 
. Small blind Jordan Westmorland (
) and big blind Giacomo Fandaro (
) came along as well.
Both blinds checked to the initial raiser who made a 200,000 bet with his flopped straight. Martic called with his top pair and top kicker. Both blinds folded.
Benelli bet out 425,000 on the 
turn. Again Martic made the call.
The river was the 
and Benelli checked now the board had paired and the back door flush got there. With 1,685,000 in the pot and 1,100,000 behind, Andrija Martic bet out 480,000.
Benelli snap called and grabbed the huge pot to further more extend his lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,045,000 | |
|
570,000 |