Pardo Back in the Mix, Quickly Doubles His Stack

A big pot of just under 200,000 was spotted between Juan Pardo, who had recently reentered, and Orpen Kisacikoglu.

The board was completed and showing . Kisacikoglu had bet the flop from the small blind, then called a raise from Pardo in middle position. He then check-called a bet of 45,000 on the turn to get to this point.

Kisacikoglu checked the river and Pardo bet 131,000, leaving a single red T-500 chip behind. After using all three of his remaining time banks, Kisacikoglu called to see Pardo's for trip nines and the winner, as Pardo now has two starting stacks, while Kisacikoglu sits with less than 100,000 chips.