Hand #73: Ruberto's Tournament Life Comes Down to the River
Level 28
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #73: Tony Ruberto raised to 125,000 from the small blind, Davidi Kitai called from the big, and the flop came out . Ruberto bet 165,000, Kitai called, and the appeared on the turn. Ruberto moved all in for 620,000 and Kitai snap-called.
Kitai:
Ruberto:
Ruberto held top pair, but it was no good as Kitai had flopped two pair. Ruberto needed either a seven, eight, or five on the river to stay alive, and wouldn't you know it, he found one when the spiked. Just like that Ruberto went from the short stack to having 2 million in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Davidi Kitai |
4,540,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
||
Tony Ruberto |
2,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |