Pongrass' Roller Coaster Ride
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Tom Pongrass was up, up, up to start the day. Then he was down, down. Then up. Then he wound up calling the all-in bet of Josh Fields. Fields showed
against Pongrass' 
, but spiked a king on the turn to double up to 40,000 and stay alive. That loss knocked Pongrass back to about 30,000.A few hands later, Pongrass was at it again, calling an all in with
against the pocket jacks of one of three "Cons" in the tournament, Con Cotsomitis. Cotsomitis was left looking for a gutshot straight draw to fill after the flop fell 
. It missed. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. That moved Pongrass back to about 70,000 and crippled Cotsomitis to just 3,000.Pongrass finished Cotsomitis off a few hands later, taking his
against the 
of Cotsomitis. Neither player hit the board. Pongrass' ace-high was enough to win and sent Cotsomitis off to the payouts cage.Pongrass now has about 80,000 chips.