Minkov Shoves, Dato Tanks Into Break

David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With 6,500 in the pot on a flop of 8?9?9?, Andrea Dato bet in middle position before Nikola Minkov raised to 8,300 in early position.

Dato called and the 3? fell on the turn. Minkov led out for 21,500 and Dato, staring across at Minkov from under his yellow hood, called to see the 10? river.

Minkov then moved all in for 65,000, sending Dato deep into the tank. The rest of the table got up to go on break, while Martin Ryan continued to stand by his seat watching the action.

"Long wait. Probably the whole break, so you can go," Dato told him.

"Where you from," he asked Minkov, who remained silent looking straight ahead during the hand.

Dato leaned back in his seat, his arms crossed, as several minutes went off the clock into break. He eventually took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, then folded.