Hands #70-72: Mario Silvestri Doubles Thru Darren Elias

Photo:  Mario Silvestri is all in during Hand #72.

Hand #70  –  Zachary Smiley raises from the small blind to 225,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #71  –  Everyone folds to Darren Elias, giving a walk in the big blind.

Hand #72  –  Mario Silvestri moves all in from the button for 1,445,000, and Darren Elias moves all in over the top from the small blind with . Silvestri turns over , and needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and the pocket jacks hold up for Silvestri to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mario Silvestri  –  3,080,000  (31 bb)
Darren Elias  –  2,600,000  (26 bb)