Crushed Pimenta
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Caio Pimenta was on the button, and he opened the pot with a raise. Gasperino Nicolas defended his big blind, and it was heads-up to the flop.
It came 
, and Pimenta continued out with another 26,000. Nicolas check-called, and he check-called another 44,000 when the 
paired the board on the turn. The river was the scary 
, and Nicolas got his last ~250,000 chips into the middle.
Pimenta would need a long five or six minutes to deliberate, but he eventually announced the call to put his opponent to the test.
Nicolas tabled his 
, then shot out of his chair and braced for the news he was about to receive. Pimenta mucked, and Nicolas let out a huge roar of celebration. His trips were good enough to secure his double, and he's worked his way back above the chip average.
When he paid off his debt, Pimenta was left with just 40,000 lonely chips and a frown that's going to be hard to erase.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
40,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |