Jose Montes Eliminated by Raffaello Locatelli In Massive Pot

On a flop of , Jose Montes bets from the small blind and Raffaello Locatelli raises to 305,000 on the button. Montes moves all in and Locatelli asks the dealer to pull in the dead money and inform of the additional amount.

Montes is all in for another 559,000 and after about a minute of thought, Locatelli calls.

Montes shows , good for bottom pair, and Locatelli is in the lead with , good for top pair. The table lets out a few groans as the two play one of the biggest pots of the tournament thus far.

The turn is the , giving Montes a straight draw, but the bricks off for Montes and he is eliminated in 43rd place.

Locatelli wins the pot with a pair of eights and is now in contention for the chip lead.

Raffaello Locatelli – 1,900,000 (95 bb)
Jose Montes – Eliminated