Philip Pearson

Main Event Day 1a
Level 12: 1,000/1,500 (1,500)
Entries: 75/214
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

The board read K♦K♠5♥7♣Q♦ with roughly 75,000 in the middle. Philip Pearson (Small Blind) had checked it over to Salvatore Esposito (Hi-jack) who bet 65,000. After spending perhaps three-four minutes in the tank, Pearson ultimately made the call.

Salvatore Esposito: 9♠6♦
Philip Pearson: 8♥8♦

A sublime call under pressure from Pearson, who now plays a very respectable stack.

Philip Pearson: 242,000
Salvatore Esposito: 54,000