Joao Vieira Short, then Doubles
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Joao Vieira opened, and called Dario Sammartino's shove. Vieira had 
and was up against Sammartino's 
.
Vieira flopped top two on 
, but Sammartino would hit runner runner spades to hit his flush: 
, 
.
That knocked back Vieira to 230,000, which he would get all in two hands later.
In that hand Stephen Chidwick opened under the gun to 80,000, and Maxim Panyak made the call in the cutoff. Vieira shoved on the button for 210,000 and both blinds folded. Chidwick re shoved, Panyak folded.
Vieira: 
Chidwick: 
The 
favored Vieira, and he gained some breathing room again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
1,350,000
695,000
|
695,000 |
|
585,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
|
||