Sammartino Doubles With a Straight Flush
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
On the three-way flop of 
, Bahram Chobineh bet 25,000 out of the small blind and Michael Soyza called in the big blind. Dario Sammartino on the button raised to 111,000 with 60,000 behind and Chobineh gave it some thought before folding. Soyza moved all in and Sammartino called it off to create the following showdown.
Dario Sammartino: 
Michael Soyza: 
Soyza was ahead with top pair but Sammartino had straight and flush outs. Sure enough, he binked the 
on the turn to improve to a straight flush, which made the 
on the river a formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,025,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
450,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
440,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |