Two high-stakes pros tangled at Table 11 as Michael Addamo was on the button against Steve O'Dwyer in the cutoff on a board of with around 60,000 already in the middle.
O'Dwyer checked on the turn and Addamo bet 10,000. O'Dwyer called. The river completed the board and O'Dwyer checked. Addamo sat with his hands in his lap for over a minute before pushing out a stack of 42,600 with a single chip behind.
O'Dwyer went deep into the tank for several minutes and eventually slid his cards to the dealer to surrender the pot.
There were no cameras around, so the table was spared from another rant against Lufthansa from O'Dwyer after the German airline lost his luggage.
Sandro Fernandez raised to 1,300 from middle position only to see Nacho Barbero three-bet to 5,000 from the small blind.
Fernandez made the call to the flop, where Barbero continued by leading out for 3.500. Fernandez was quick to fold and Barbero added another pot to his growing stack.
Former PSPC runner up Julien Martini raised to 1,400 from early position. Action folded around to Kalidou Sow in the big blind who moved all in for 9,400. Martini quickly called.
Kalidou Sow:
Julien Martini:
It was a flip for Sow's tournament life as the two Frenchmen battled. The board ran out clean for Sow as it came to give him a straight and the double up.
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Aaron Olechnowicz opened to 1,200 and called when Dario Sammartino three-bet to 3,500 to his left.
Sammartino continued after the flop for 3,500 and Olechnowicz check-called to the turn.
Olechnowicz led out for 1,000 and called again when that bet was raised by Sammartino to 7,500. Olechnowicz then checked the river and Sammartino fired 13,000 into the middle.
Olechnowicz did not take long to fold, as Sammartino added some new chips to his stack.