Sammartino Puts the Pressure On
Level 39
: 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante
Blinds: 80,000/160,000/20,000
Renato Almeida Prado Valentim raised to 368,000 from under the gun and got the call from Dario Sammartino in the cutoff. Thomas Harvey came along in the big blind.
The flop was 
and Harvey checked. Valentim fired 443,520 and Sammartino called before Harvey folded.
The turn was 
and Valentim checked. Sammartino fired 1,360,000 and Valentim made the call.
The river was 
and Valentim checked again. Sammartino fired a river bet of 3,160,832. Valentim used a good portion of the time bank before making the fold to Sammartino's pressure.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,401,387
649,184
|
649,184 |
|
||
|
10,579,559
-2,171,520
|
-2,171,520 |