With a limper in front, Peter Raimondi raised to 2,200 from middle position and the limper called to see a flop of . Raimondi's opponent check-called a bet of 1,600 and the hit the turn. It was checked to Raimondi again and he moved all in for effectively 13,000, having his opponent covered. The other player pondered his options for a minute before flicking his cards into the muck and Raimondi tabled his for queen-high.
"I had a feeling," his opponent said. Raimondi is now at 35,000.
Yesterday, Hoss Colao put a bounty on his friend Joe Ciffa.
Ciffa just got his revenge today.
We heard a commotion at Table 4 and walked over to find Colao all in with the board reading . "I got coolered," Colao said as he stood in front of his . Ciffa had for a bigger full house, and Colao made his way to the cashier to re-enter.
"Make sure you write 'Joe Takes Hoss to School,'" Ciffa told us.
A minute later Colao took a seat back at Table 4 but this time he was placed directly to Ciffa's left. "Say it ain't so!" said Ciffa as the table burst into laughter.
We have a good view of this table from our desk so we'll keep you updated throughout the day.
With the flop showing , Joe Ciffa led out for 1,200 and Al Makley min-raised to 2,400. Hoss Colao then moved all in for around 5,000 and both players called.
The hit the turn and Ciffa checked to Makley who moved all in for about 5,500. Ciffa thought it over for a moment before tossing his hand.
Colao:
Makley:
Colao was ahead with his full house and the completed the board to push him back to a starting stack of 15,000.