Stokkan Scores a Double KO
After eliminating Barry Hutter to start the day, Preben Stokkan was moved to the left of Jonathan Little as the new chip leader. A few hands later, Roberto Romanello moved all in for 1.71 million from under the gun and Michael Watson announced all in for 4.29 million directly to his left. Preben Stokkan was in the cutoff and thought for a couple of minutes before pushing all in as well.
"I hope you guys both have ace-king," Romanello said.
Preben Stokkan:
Michael Watson:
Roberto Romanello:
Romanello was in a good position to triple up with both of his opponents holding the same cards. The flop was safe for Romanello but the on the turn provided some straight and flush draws for his opponents. The river brought the and Stokkan made the nut flush to eliminate Romanello and Watson.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Preben Stokkan |
24,500,000
13,290,000
|
13,290,000 |
Roberto Romanello | Busted | |
Michael Watson
|
Busted |