Panetti Puts The Gas On

Claudio Elizalde

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Leon Sturm had three bet Christophe Panetti to 7,100 before Panetti pushed it up to 20,000. After a quick think, Sturm folded.

The very next hand, a player in late position raised and Panetti called in the big blind. Heads up, they saw the A?Q?10? spread. Panetti started with a check and his opponent threw out two yellow chips, wagering 2,000.

Panetti responded with a raise to 6,500 and his opponent reraised to 16,000 which Panetti called. Finally, they saw the turned J?. Panetti checked and called when his opponent bet 12,500.

The river was the 7? and this time Panetti took the initiative, declaring himself all in and his opponent threw his hand in the muck. Panetti chipped up significantly over a matter of just two hands, neither of which went to showdown.