Huge Pot Nearly Felts Final Romanello
Nicholas Romanello dropped to just one big blind after a pot (involving a big river call) vs. James Clarke. Clarke had opened on the button with [asqs] and picked up big blind Romanello, who held [Ks9c].
Romanello flopped top pair on a rainbow board; both players checked. With the turn, the board now stood: [kcjd4s3s]. Romanello led this street for over 2,000,000 and Clarke called. The river completed the spade flush for Clarke with the [7s].
Romanello checked. Clarke went for a deep reach, betting 10,000,000 – almost all of Romanello’s remaining chips. It paid off: Romanello called to see his opponent’s ace-high flush and paid him most of his chips.
The very next hand, ultra-short Romanello picked up [AsQh] and went four-way to the river (his action over with the preflop call all-in), quadrupling his chips when he hit the nut straight on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Romanello | 1,600,000 |
-9,775,000  |
