Di Pietro Runs into Aces in Back-to-Back Hands

Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Luca Di Pietro opened to 3,500 from under the gun before PokerStars Team Pro Julien Brecard three-bet to 8,000 from the hijack. Giuseppe Zarbo called from the cutoff before Di Pietro moved all in for 84,000. Brecard rejammed as the slightly bigger stack and Zarbo folded.

Luca Di Pietro: Q?Q? All in
Julien Brecard: A?A?

Brecard remained ahead following the J?10?8? flop and 7? turn, but the 9? river gave Di Pietro a straight to leave the Frenchman short. He's been eliminated shortly after.

The following hand, Di Pietro opened to 3,500 again. Michele Perego made it 11,500 and action folded back to Di Pietro. He moved all in and Perego called off the 20,000 he had behind.

Michele Perego: A?A? All in
Luca Di Pietro: K?10?

Di Pietro paired up on the K?Q?5? flop to give him another chance of cracking aces. The A? turn left Di Pietro drawing to Broadway, which failed to come in after the 6? completed the board.

Perego breathed a huge sigh of relief and collected the pot.