Hands #114-#117: Pomponio Scores a Massive Double-Up
Level 40
: 500,000/1,000,000, 150,000 ante
Hand #114: Thomas Pomponio received a walk.
Hand #115: Taylor Black received a walk.
Hand #116: Taylor Black raised from the button and took Pomponio's big blind.
Hand #117: Thomas Pomponio opened for 2,000,000 and Taylor Black three-bet to 6,000,000. Pomponio wasn't going anywhere. He moved a tower of 500,000-chips out front together with a smaller one, a four-bet worth 13,500,000. Black announced he was allmin and Pomponio wasted no time before calling.
Thomas Pomponio: 
Taylor Black: 
Black first saw the 
and immediately reacted, "Ten!" But in a microsecond added an, "Oh," as the dealer rolled over the 
flop.
Pomponio faded the remaining two tens on the 
turn and 
river, securing a giant double-up for 33,125,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000,000
30,575,000
|
30,575,000 |
|
||
|
23,000,000
-31,550,000
|
-31,550,000 |