Level 22: 20,000/40,000/40,000
Entries: 18/801
Albert Nicolas opened to 80,000 from UTG. Daniele Grasso decided to defend from the Big Blind, and they were the only two people who decided to partake in the hand.
The flop came . Grasso checked, and Nicolas bet 70,000. Grasso made the call, and the revealed itself on the turn. Now, Grasso was the one taking the aggressive path, leading out for 125,000. After a minute’s worth of consideration, Nicolas made the call.
The river was the . Grasso bet 315,000, and Nicolas was visually uncomfortable. After what looked like a minute of agonizing and pain, he made the call.
Daniele Grasso:
Albert Nicolas:
Kings were good on the somewhat scary board, and Nicolas was awarded a big pot during one of the last hands before the first break of the day.
Albert Nicolas: 1,480,000
Daniele Grasso: 690,000