2010 NAPT Venetian
2010 NAPT Venetian Main Event
Day: 5
Marchese continued his aggression with a bet of 215,000 on a flop of . Clemente called. Both players checked the turn and Marchese also checked the river. Clemente tried to buy the pot with a river bet of 300,000 but Marchese was there to look him up. Clemente's tabled hand was queen-high; Marchese took the pot with a pair of sevens.
Marchese was first up in the hand and bet 285,000. The chip leader was next and he passed over to Fuller. He passed as well and a nice pot went over to Marchese.
The river was the . Jamal, first to act, tanked for about 90 seconds before betting 625,000. Fuller couldn't fold fast enough.
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Here's how the chips look coming out of the break.
Sam Stein - 9,155,000
Tom Marchese - 4,750,000
Yunus Jamal - 4,025,000
Daniel Clemente - 2,800,000
David Paredes - 2,645,000
Thomas Fuller - 1,910,000
John Cernuto - 1,130,000
Stein:
Cernuto:
The first three cards off the deck after the burn were the to give Cernuto a pair of aces and improve his lead. The turn brought the and Stein picked up a pair of tens. He would now need a jack or a ten to send Cernuto to the rail.
"50 bucks for a a ten!" yelled out one of the railbirds supporting Stein.
"Just 50 bucks, that's it?" questioned the floor announcer.
The dealer then burned one last time before dealing the river card. The smacked the felt and nailed Stein with two pair. He went runner, runner to eliminate Cernuto in seventh place and is now over 10 million in chips. Cernuto took home $104,461 for his finish. The three-time WSOP gold bracelet winner now has nearly $4.9 million in career tournament earnings.