David Vs. Goliath
The board read when we caught up with these two gents, and Minieri was all in, Eastgate covering him by a margin of 4,500. Whatever Eastgate had will remain forever a mystery, though - Minieri flipped with the innocent look only a man who is holding aces and flops a third one can pull off, and Eastgate mucked. "Nice hand," he admitted as Minieri doubled up to 27,000 or so. Indeed.
A few moments later and Eastgate open-shoved from the button; Minieri called from the big blind.
Eastgate:
Minieri:
Board:
Current standings
Minieri - 22,500
Eastgate - 11,000