Smolka Shows a Higher Pair

Heads-up on a flop of 4♦9♠5♦, Dawid Smolka bet 3,300 from middle position and Vittorio Maugini called in early position.

The turn came the 4♥ and Smolka bet another 8,500. Maugini again called to the 8♣ river, where he checked to Smolka for a third time.

Smolka checked and Maugini turned over A♣5♠ for two pair. Smolka, though, had Q♦9♦ for nines and fours to take the pot.

Adrian Mateos, who is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his WSOP Europe Main Event title, has also taken at his seat at this table. Joakim Andersson, champion of the turbo event last night, is also here, as is last year's fifth-place finisher Paul Covaciu.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dawid Smolka	130,000 35,000	35,000
Joakim Andersson	105,000 105,000	105,000

Vittorio Maugini	80,000 80,000	80,000
Adrian Mateos	80,000 80,000	80,000

Paul Covaciu	80,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Dawid Smolka Joakim Andersson Paul Covaciu Vittorio Maugini