Hands #52-53: Traian Stanciu Doubles Thru Giuseppe Zarbo

Photo:  Traian Stanciu (left) doubles thru Giuseppe Zarbo (center)

HAND #52  –  Priamo Carta raises from the cutoff to 650,000, and Giuseppe Zarbo calls from the small blind. The flop comes , Zarbo checks, Carta bets 500,000, and Zarbo folds. Carta takes the pot.

HAND #53  –  Traian Stanciu raises from the cutoff to 550,000, Giuseppe Zarbo reraises from the button to 2,000,000, and Stanciu moves all in for 8,375,000.

Zarbo snap-calls, covering Stanciu by just 300K, and shows . Stanciu turns over , and he needs it to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and the pocket kings hold up for Stanciu to win the pot and double up in chips.

Traian Stanciu  –  17,375,000  (70 bb)
Giuseppe Zarbo  –  300,000  (1 bb)