Hands #30-32: Sammartino Getting Short
Hand #30: From the hijack, Dario Sammartino raised it up to 160,000 with 
. Right next to him Jimmy Guerrero found a real hand with 
and just called.
The flop came 
and Sammartino bet 120,000. Guerrero called rather quickly.
The 
fell on the turn and Sammartino and Guerrero both checked so the pot remained 760,000. The 
fell on the river and Sammartino bet 245,000. Guerrero let out a big smile before getting back to his more serious look. He eventually called and raked in the sizable pot with ace-high.
Hand #31: Jimmy Guerrero raised to 175,000 with 
from the hijack. Big blind Oren Rosen called with 
. The flop came 
and Rosen check folded to Guerrero's 250,000 bet with his second pair.
Hand #32: Dario Sammartino made it 160,000 with 
from early position. Pierre Calamusa in the hijack three-bet to 480,000 with 
. Action came back to Sammartino and the Italian High Roller made the call.
on the flop and Sammartino checked. Calamusa made a bet of 375,000 and Sammartino called.
With the pot now 1,910,000, Sammartino checked again. Calamusa asked for a count, and bet 765,000. Sammartino wasn't willing to throw his cards away just yet and called, growing the pot to 3,440,000.
The 
completed the board and Sammartino checked with 1,370,000 behind. Calamusa checked behind instantly and could start stacking soon enough.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,075,000
1,185,000
|
1,185,000 |
|
||
|
1,370,000
-1,495,000
|
-1,495,000 |