Florio Survives With A Crucial Double-Up!
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Alessandro Florio opened the pot to 8,000 and was quickly 3-bet by Fikri Basaran seated just one spot to his left. The rest of the table folded, and Florio wasted no time, shoving his 48,500 chips into the middle. Basaran made an instant call, and the cards were revealed:
- Alessandro Florio: Q♠Q♦ – seat 3 on the picture
- Fikri Basaran: A♣J♦ – – seat 5 on the picture
Florio was ahead but at risk, and the flop was a nail-biter: 7♣8♣9♣ gave Basaran outs for both a flush and a straight with a ten. The turn 9♠ and river [invalid notations]7d paired the board twice, and Florio’s queens held strong, dodging an array of dangerous outs to secure an important double-up for the Italian.
Alessandro Florio – 107,000
Fikri Basaran – 60,000
