Navarette Gives and Takes; Jean-Pierre Petroli Eliminated in 16th Place (�15,000)

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Juan Navarrete raised to 35,000 under the gun, and the action fold around to Jean-Pierre Petroli in the small blind. He only had 135,000 total, and he quickly slid them across the line. Navarette asked for the count, then made the call with a chance at the knockout. He was well in front.

Showdown
Navarrete: {J-Spades} {J-Clubs}
Petroli: {2-Spades} {2-Hearts}

The flop turned the tides in a big way. It came rolling out {9-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} to send Navarrete spinning away from the table in frustration. Petroli's set of deuces put him right back in the match, and the turn {10-Clubs} and river {7-Hearts} locked up his double to move him just across the 300,000-chip mark. Navarrete was left with about 375,000.

Two hands later, though, the Spaniard got them all back. Petroli opened to 36,000, then called the shove from Navarrete. It was a big coin flip with Petroli's {10-Hearts} {10-Spades} a small favorite against Navarrete's {A-Spades} {K-Clubs} . The {Q-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {6-Spades} {8-Diamonds} board was clean until the river, but the {A-Diamonds} dropped off the deck to sent Petroli off to the cashier in 16th place.