Forestiero Doubles Through Chaoui
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
With plenty of chips already in the middle to the , Roberto Forestiero faced the all-in by table captain Mehdi Chaoui and reluctantly called for his last 215,000.
Once the cards were exposed, there were some gasps from other players as Forestiero tabled the for the nut straight with the flush draw. Chaoui had some outs with for the bottom set but the river only improved Forestiero to a flush.
"It's okay, I know they will come back to me, later," Chaoui said with confidence and a smile on the face.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mehdi Chaoui |
910,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
Roberto Forestiero |
585,000
245,000
|
245,000 |