Ruggeri and Niste Play Two All-In Pots
Umberto Ruggeri played two all-in pots in quick succession.
First, Ruggeri shoved from the small blind and Niste snap-called from the big blind.
Umberto Ruggeri: K?10? 
Mihai Niste: 8?8?
Ruggeri's Snowmen stayed in the lead on the 6?Q?6? flop, but Niste improved to an open-ended on the J? turn. Niste thought he had won the pot when the 9? hit the river, but Ruggeri spiked a straight to double.
Not long after, Ruggeri raised the button to 2,000,000 and Niste shoved from the small blind. Ruggeri snap-called,
Umberto Ruggeri: K?K?
Mihai Niste: A?Q?
Ruggeri was on the brink of holding most of the chips in play, but the 10?5?A? flop meant Niste now had the pot in his grasp. An 8? on the turn put a flush draw on board, and the pot was chopped when the 6? dropped on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000,000
-10,000,000
|
-10,000,000 |
|
26,000,000
18,000,000
|
18,000,000 |