Alex Farahi Wins Two Big Pots Against Giuseppe Pantaleo

Aug 30, 2022

Alex Farahi
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Alex Farahi gets it all in from the button for 340,000 with Spade AClub K, and he needs to improve to stay alive against the Spade JDiamond J of Giuseppe Pantaleo, who is under the gun.

The board comes Diamond QSpade 6Club 3Club AHeart 9, and Farahi pairs his ace on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Alex Farahi  –  730,000  (37 bb)

Two hands later, they play a hand against each other on a board of Diamond QDiamond 10Club 7Spade 5Diamond 4. Pantaleo bets out big from the small blind, and Farahi calls from the hijack.

Pantaleo shows Diamond KHeart Q for a pair of queens, but Farahi turns over Diamond 6Diamond 5 to win the pot with a diamond flush.

Alex Farahi  –  1,175,000  (59 bb)
Giuseppe Pantaleo  –  500,000  (25 bb)

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