Barbieri Gets Last Laugh on Lazarou
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Barbieri: (X) (X) / / (X)
Lazarou: (X) (X) / / (X)
Earlier this level, Al Barbieri and Vasili Lazarou had some sharp words. Barbieri must have decided knocking Lazarou out was better than arguing with him.
Barbieri had the betting lead on every street and continued to fire bet after bet into the pot as Lazarou called. Down the river, Barbieri bet dark and Lazarou called. Barbieri opened in the hole for two pair, aces and queens. Lazarou stared at his own hand for a long time before mucking.
That hand left Lazarou with just 3,000 chips. He was eliminated the next hand. For his part, Barbieri is up to about 120,000.