10-06-2009 16:00 UTC-3

Short-Stacked Campagna Triples Up

donpeters

Gavin Smith limped from early position, another player limped behind and Shawn Rice limped as well before the button raised to 650. Anthony Campagna was in the small blind and stuck his last 1,500 in the middle. Smith called after the table took turns wishing Campagna good luck. The next player folded, as did Rice, prompting the preflop raiser to put in another raise for a few thousand more and Smith quickly folded, incidentally exposing the {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

.

With only two players left, Campagna flipped up his {5-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

and found himself up against the button's {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

. The board ran out {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{8-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

{7-Diamonds}

{Q-Clubs}

giving Campagna a life-saving straight. He sat back down in his chair and collected his chips, moving up to about 5,000.