Back to the Day Job for Pagano

In early position, Luca Pagano opened with a raise to 1,100, and Alex Dovzhenko put in the call a couple seats over. Around in late position, a third player stuck in a re-raise to 2,000, which Dovzhenko adamantly argued wasn't a legal raise. The floor was called over to set him straight, and both Pagano and Dovzhenko eventually called.

Three-handed, the flop came {8-Hearts}

. Those first two guys checked, and the raiser fired out another 2,000 chips. After some consideration, Pagano made a check-raise to 5,000, Dovzhenko quickly called, and the third man came along as well.

Fourth street brought the {6-Hearts}

, and Pagano kept the betting lead in a big way. He cut down his chips and fingered them for a moment before announcing, "All in," sliding his technicolor towers forward. Dovzhenko instantly called the 14,675, and the man across the table made a reluctant fold.

Showdown
Pagano: {A-Hearts}