Stuewe Runs Into a Cooler
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The action was relayed to PokerNews after the fact in a pot where Nick Palma opened to 22,000 from the button and Connor Stuewe made the call in the small blind. Amir Emami elected on a shove in the big blind, covering both opponents. Palma got out of the way and Stuewe snap-called to put himself at risk.
Connor Stuewe: 
Amir Emami: 
It was the ultimate cooler spot for Emami who held the second best hand, but when the board ran out 
, he managed to turn the tables on the cooler and eliminate Stuewe in brutal fashion.
Meanwhile on the very next hand Lenard Adams got the rest of his 175,000 in the middle and was sent to the rail when his opponent made a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,440,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
170,000
-162,000
|
-162,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
and Nasreddine led out with a bet of 50,000. Esposito called and the 
landed on the turn.
on the river. Nasreddine checked blind and Esposito eventually checked it back. Nasreddine turned over 
and that was good enough to win the pot.
. The big blind and Foxen checked to Stuewe who slid out a bet of 40,000 and Adams raised to 124,000. It folded back around to Stuewe who snap-called. 
for a jack-high flush but was one-upped by the 
for Stuewe to take down the sizable pot.
and the action checked to Schwartz who bet 29,000. Michael Rossitto check-raised to 85,000 from the small blind and only Schwartz called.
landed on the turn and Rossitto sized up a bet of 210,000. Schwartz still called and the 
completed the board. Rossitto reached back for a bet of 495,000, nearly his entire stack. Schwartz didn't think long before sending his cards to the muck and Rossitto raked in a monster pot.
and Mendoza check-called a bet of 11,000 from Liberto. On the 
