Sammartino Takes Two In Limit Hold'em
Limit Hold'em
Phil Hui raised from the hijack and Dario Sammartino three-bet from the cutoff. Action folded back to Hui, who called and the two saw a flop of 
. Hui check-called a continuation-bet from Sammartino and proceeded to check-call all the way down on the 
turn and 
river.
Sammartino tabled 
and won the pot with a pair of queens.
Two hands later, Jared Bleznick opened from the hijack and Sammartino defended his big blind. Both players checked through a flop of 
. The turn was 
and Sammartino check-raised a bet from Bleznick. Bleznick called and then called another bet from Sammartino on the 
river.
Sammartino showed 
for flopped trips and Bleznick tossed his cards into the muck, finding himself with around two big bets nearing the end of the level as Stud Hi-Lo became the next game in the table's rotation.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,065,000
360,000
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360,000 |
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790,000
-510,000
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-510,000 |
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110,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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