American Matt Giannetti moves into second
I thought I’d take a minute to explain how American Matt Giannetti moved into second place. The 26-year-old Las Vegan by way of Texas began the day in third place.
On the 54th hand, he took a large pot from Badih Bounahra to solidify his hold on third.
On the 62nd hand, Pius Heinz raised to 1.8 million. Giannetti called and the flop came down 9 of clubs, 7 of spades, 2 of diamonds. Giannetti checked and Heinz bet 2.1 million. Giannetti called.
The turn was the 2 of hearts and Giannetti checked and Heinz checked.
A 9 of hearts on the river gave the board two pairs. Giannetti was up first and bet 4.25 million. Heinz called.
Giannetti showed a 4 of clubs and 2 of clubs for a full house. A few hands later, Giannetti crossed the 50 million mark in chips and held second place, sending Martin Staszko into third place.
