Hands #37-42: Sammartino's Ace-High No Good
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Hand #37: Dario Sammartino called the blind from late position and Doug Polk checked. The flop came 
and Polk checked. Sammartino bet 300,000 and Polk called. Polk checked the 
and Sammartino checked back. On the 
river, Polk checked and Sammartino bet 500,000.
Polk thought about a minute and said something to Sammartino before he released.
Hand #38: Rainer Kempe moved all in from the button. That got two folds from the blinds.
Hand #39: Sammartino raised to 650,000. Everyone behind him folded.
Hand #40: Polk raised from the cutoff to 650,000 and nobody wanted to play.
Hand #41: Bertrand Grospellier opened to 650,000 first to act. Sammartino defended the big blind.
The flop came 
and Sammartino checked. Grospellier bet 750,000. Sammartino called to see the 
. Both players checked. A arrived on the river. Both checked again and Sammartino lost the showdown with 
against 
.
Hand #42: Martin Jacobson raised preflop and won the pot from the button.