Spitale Doubles Huge Through Ferrera

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

On the button, Argentina's Franco Spitale raised to 5,000. The player in the small blind made the call and left himself with just 17,500 behind, and then action fell on Keith Ferrera in the big blind. He reraised to 16,000, but Spitale kicked things up a little higher to 37,000. The player in the small blind took some time to think, knowing that if he called the four-bet from Spitale that it would put him all in. Eventually, that player gave it up, and action moved back to Ferrera.

Ferrera took some time, eyeing the stack of Spitale and looking as though he was going to kick it up one more notch. Not only did Ferrera kick it up a notch, but he went for the gusto with a five-bet shove. Spitale quickly called and turned over the . Ferrera had a dominated .

The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Spitale earned the win with his big slick. Ferrera had Spitale covered, but not by a whole lot. He was left with 30,000 in chips.