Hands #31-33: Matthew Casterella Doubles Through Amnon Filippi

Hand #31  –  Tony Gargano raises from late position to 44,000, winning the blinds and antes. 

Hand #32  –  Everyone folds to Lee Markholt, giving him a walk in the big blind. 

Hand #33  –  Amnon Filippi raises under the gun to 40,000, Matthew Casterella reraises from middle position to 110,000, and Amnon calls. The flop comes [QdJc8s], Amnon checks, Casterella moves all in for 288,000, and Amnon calls with [Kh10h] (open-ended straight draw). Casterella shows [AcAh], and he’ll need it to hold to stay alive. 

The turn pairs the board with the [Js], the river is the [2s], and Casterella wins the pot with his pocket aces to double up. 

Matthew Casterella  –  800,000
Amnon Filippi  –  1,070,000