Giovanni Abate Rivers a Set of Eights

Photo:  Giovanni Abate

With the board showing on the river and a little more than 15K already in the pot, Giovanni Abate checks from the small blind, the big blind bets 11,000, and Abate check-raises to 25,000.

The player in the big blind has about 50K behind, and he tanks for a long time before he calls.

Abate shows to win the pot with a set of eights, and the big blind mucks.

Giovanni Abate  –  75,000  (94 bb)