Minieri Turns the Tables
Level 4
: 300/600, 75 ante
Another match in the heads-up stages is Dario Minieri versus Henrik Tollefsen at Table 22. Minieri was at about a 2:1 chip disadvantage when he looked down at and opened from the button. Tollefsen three-bet to 4,600, Minieri reraised to 12,000, and Tollefsen shoved all in. Minieri made the call for his last 50,775 chips, and he was flipping for his survival against the .
Minieri stood to sweat his fate, describing the situation machine gun Italian to his buddies on the rail. The dealer ran out , just fine for Minieri. "Finito?" he buddies asked. It's not over yet, but Minieri has now turned the tables. His stack of just over 100,000 gives him the 2:1 lead against Tollefsen.