Hand #180: Steven Sarmiento Nearly Ties It Up

Albert Knafo limps for 500,000, and Steven Sarmiento (pictured) checks his option in the big blind.

The flop comes , Sarmiento checks, Knafo bets 600,000, and Sarmiento calls.

The turn card is the , and both players check.

The river card is the , Sarmiento bets 800,000, Knafo raises to 1.9 million, and Sarmiento three-bets it to 4.0 million. Knafo folds, and Sarmiento takes the pot to nearly even up the chip counts.

Steven Sarmiento  –  22.2 million  (44 bb)
Albert Knafo  –  23.2 million  (46 bb)