Sorrentino Crippled After Doubling Yared
Ghassan Yared was the one to open as he made it 6,000. His neighbor, Raffaele Sorrentino who he had battled with before, three-bet to 17,500. Action folded back to Yared and he called.
Yared checked on and called Sorrentino's 15,500 bet.
The hit the turn and Yared checked once more. Sorrentino fired 26,500 and Yared moved in for 110,300 total, 83,800 more to Sorrentino.
The 2017 PokerStars Championship Monte-Carlo champion (€466,714/$508,281) and 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona 3rd place finisher (€850,110/$999,318) tanked long and hard before he eventually called.
Ghassan Yared:
Raffaele Sorrentino:
Sorrentino needed a diamond but wouldn't get one. Instead, the popped up to complete the board and Sorrentino parted ways with the majority of his stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ghassan Yared |
299,100
248,500
|
248,500 |
Raffaele Sorrentino |
55,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |