$3,000 High Roller | 2021 Colorado Poker Championship

09-29-2021 20:14 UTC-6

Chip Counts from Break

HillKerby

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddy Konarske	295,000	-6,000
Sherman Wu	269,000	27,000
Michael Giardina	217,000	62,000
Thomas Fuller	192,000	-9,000
Steve Wilkie	140,000	-28,000
Jason Dennis	125,000	89,500
Rocco Palumbo (CO)	96,000	-1,000
Al Hart	66,000	-2,500
Todd Sprague	56,000	-34,000
Bobby Sanoubane	51,000	-18,000
Roman Mai	48,000	22,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

09-29-2021 20:02 UTC-6

Break Time

HillKerby

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The 11 remaining players are on another 10-minute break.

09-29-2021 19:59 UTC-6

A Preflop Raising War

HillKerby

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Michael Giardina opened to 11,000 under the gun and Steve Wilkie called in the hijack. Al Hart also called in the cutoff and then Eddy Konarske three-bet to 26,000 on the button.

Giardina came over the top, four-bet jamming for 101,500 and sending Wilkie into the tank. He eventually folded, announcing he folded ace-king once Hart and Konarske also folded behind.

"It would have been way behind!" said Giardina as he collected his newly earned chips, increasing his stack by nearly 50% without needing to see a flop to do so.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddy Konarske	301,000	-28,000
Steve Wilkie	168,000	-55,000
Michael Giardina	155,000	38,500
Al Hart	68,500	-8,000

Tags: Al Hart Eddy Konarske Michael Giardina Steve Wilkie

09-29-2021 19:48 UTC-6

Another Round of Photos from the CPC $3,000 High Roller

HillKerby

09-29-2021 19:40 UTC-6

Palumbo Dubs Through Mai

HillKerby

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

All of the chips went into the middle preflop with Rocco Palumbo all in from the hijack at a five-handed for 46,500. Roman Mai was his opponent, giving action from the big blind.

Rocco Palumbo:
Roman Mai:

Palumbo's kings scored him the double after a runout of , bringing him back near 100K and leaving Mai with 26,000, one of the shortest stacks among the 11 still remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rocco Palumbo (CO)	97,000	37,500
Roman Mai	26,000	-63,000

Tags: Rocco Palumbo Roman Mai

09-29-2021 19:32 UTC-6

Sanoubane Stays Alive

HillKerby

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Bobby Sanoubane re-jammed for 32,000 in the small blind over a cutoff-open from Rocco Palumbo. Palumbo called.

Bobby Sanoubane:
Rocco Palumbo:

The runout brought the nuts for a different game, ultimately giving Sanoubane a wheel in this one and scoring him the double at Palumbo's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Sanoubane	69,000	15,000
Rocco Palumbo (CO)	59,500	-40,500

Tags: Bobby Sanoubane Rocco Palumbo

09-29-2021 19:26 UTC-6

"I've Got an Ace"

HillKerby

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jason Dennis raised to 7,000 under the gun and was called by Steve Wilkie on the button. Action went heads up to a flop of and Dennis continuation-bet 5,000. Wilkie called.

The turn came and Dennis checked. Wilkie bet 10,000 and Dennis called, bringing the river where both players checked through to showdown.

"I've got an ace," said Wilkie after checking.

"Prove it," said the dealer.

"The ace of hearts!" exclaimed Wilkie, tabling and , one after the other. Dennis looked up and across the table at WIlkie with a little smile and sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wilkie	223,000	13,000
Jason Dennis	35,500	-23,000

Tags: Steve Wilkie Jason Dennis

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

09-29-2021 19:18 UTC-6

Palumbo Hits 100K; Fuller Eliminates Welch

HillKerby

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Rocco Palumbo opened to 4,000 in the cutoff and Thomas Fuller called on the button. Sherman Wu defended his big blind as well, taking multiway action to a flop of . All three players checked.

The turn came and Wu led out for 11,000. Both Palumbo and Fuller called and the river fell . Wu checked and Palumbo bet 21,000, sending Fuller into the tank for a bit before he folded. Wu then folded behind, showing as he sent his cards to the muck.

After the hand, Fuller asked Palumbo if he would have went with his hand had Fuller re-popped him, to which Palumbo looked up and shook his head affirmatively.

"I'm glad I didn't," said Fuller.

Moments earlier, Jason Welch was eliminated from the same table to bring the field down to 11, with Fuller confirming Welch got his stack into the middle preflop with two jacks against Fuller's pocket queens, the latter of which held.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sherman Wu	242,000	42,000
Thomas Fuller	201,000	63,500
Rocco Palumbo (CO)	100,000	32,500
Jason Welch	Busted

Tags: Jason Welch Rocco Palumbo Sherman Wu Thomas Fuller