Sammartino Wins Without Showdown
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Erwann Pecheux raised to 35,000 from the cutoff before Dario Sammartino made the call on the button. Eric Bonin defended his big blind to create a three-handed pot.
Bonin and Pecheux checked the 9♦6♣J♥ flop before Sammartino bet 60,000. Bonin called, but Pecheux ejected his hand.
The 2♠ led to a pair of checks to bring the A♦ river.
Bonin checked it over to Sammartino, who decided to bet 275,000. Bonin hardly let Sammartino get the chips out before he folded to yield the pot.