Level 20: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
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In a rather huge clash, the Italian Giulio Di Salvo doubled through the (former) chip leader Ameed Khalil.
Di Salvo opened from middle position to 25k. Behind him, Jon Persent re-raised to 75k and right behind him, Ameed Khalil called the 3-bet.
The action was back on Di Salvo and he jammed for 800k. Jon Persent went out of the way, but Khalil was not deterred and called the all-in without missing a beat. Showdown:
Di Salvo: Q♠Q♣
Khalil: A♠Q♦
Board: T♠8♠7♠J♦2♥
With his pair, Di Salvo doubled up and is among the chip leaders now.
Ameed Khalil – 2,000,000
Giulio Di Salvo – 1,700,000