| Level 19: | 8,000/16,000 (16,000) |
| Entries: | 26/260 |
| Prizes: | £115,700 |
Seated in the Hi-jack, Calogero Morreale open-shoved for 158,000. PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples re-shoved for 281,000 from the Cut-off. The two of them were soon heads-up to the flop, and they turned over their hole cards.
Calogero Morreale: A♣9♣
Jaime Staples: A♥K♦
Staples was still in the lead on the 4♣Q♠6♠ flop. Status quo on the J♦ turn, but the brutal 9♠ river saw Morreale doubling up, leaving Staples with 83,000.
Staples open-shoved for the aforementioned 83,000 the very next hand from the Hi-jack. The decision was on Luke Newman in the Big Blind. “I mean, if I call with this and win, it would be pretty funny.” “We’re here to gamble,” Staples encouraged his opponent. “Fudge it,” Newman smiled, and made the call.
Jaime Staples: A♣Q♠
Luke Newman: 4♥3♦
Staples rose from his chair and leaned over the table like a hungry gazelle. “Let’s go,” he clinched his fist as the board spelled out K♠K♣2♠9♥7♠. He’s still alive.
Calogero Morreale: 346,000
Luke Newman: 300,000
Jaime Staples: 190,000
