Sammartino Shoves Preflop
A massive hand went down a few moments ago involving Dario Sammartino and Craig Varnell.
We joined the hand where Varnell was on the button with 2,375 chips in front of him and Sammartino in the small blind having made it 6,500 to continue. Varnell then put in an additional raise to 18,375 and after a minute or so Sammartino moved all-in, covering Varnell.
"Show me, one time?" asked Varnell, but Sammartino made a gesture that suggested maybe he would or maybe he wouldn't.
Varnell looked genuinely pained in his decision making; calling and losing would see him bust on Day 1, while folding would see him preserve 17,000 chips.
He eventually opted for a fold and was shown 
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"I know I was priced in, but what can you do there?" said Varnell, who claimed to have held pocket queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,500
29,700
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29,700 |
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17,000 | |
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