06-27-2008 00:46 UTC-7

Traniello Scoops a Big Pot

[user75032]

Marco Traniello just took a big pot off of James Van Alstyne. Showing a board of {6-Clubs}

{6-Clubs}

{4-Spades}

{8-Spades}

{9-Spades}

, Traniello, who had called a bet on every street from Van Alstyne, opened {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

{8-Clubs}

after the river for trip eights. That beat Van Alstyne, who had a board of {3-Diamonds}

{3-Diamonds}

{2-Spades}

{6-Spades}

{3-Clubs}

and opened {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{A-Spades}

{2-Clubs}

in the hole for two pairs, aces and threes. There was no qualifying low in the hand.