Good Start for Romanello
Roberto Romanello just got off to a nice start here in Barcelona after flopping a full house, turning a higher full house, and getting value on the flop, turn, and river from his opponent Marco D'Amico from Italy.
D'Amico had raised from the hijack seat to 225, and Romanello called from the big blind to see the flop come down 
. After Romanello checked, D'Amico fired 300. Romanello check-raised to 700, and D'Amico made the call.
The turn was the 
, and Romanello led with a bet of 1,300. D'Amico took a few moments, then called. The river then completed the board with the 
. Romanello tossed out a big bet of 6,675, over-betting the 4,500-chip pot. After a minute or two in the tank, D'Amico called.
Romanello tabled the 
for a full house. He flopped eights full of jacks, but turned jacks full of eights to improve. D'Amico didn't show, and the pot was pushed over to Romanello.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,500
8,500
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8,500 |
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