Maria Parlatore flopped trips and turned it full, but her name is not at the top of the chip counts heading into the break. In fact, it isn't even on the list anymore.
That chip lead would belong to Rochester, NY's Tyler Orsini, who would not be pushed off this hand on third or fourth street, and eventually made a Royal Flush on fifth.
He got his stack in and almost a full double up out of it when Parlatore couldn't fold her monster. But he isn't the leader either.
Parlatore somehow got it back to 24,000 and when she lost all but 375 of that in a three way all-in pot with a straight and a flush draw against Youngstown, NY's Anthony Sgroi's bigger straight and a third player with a pair and a draw, Sgroi appeared to be the leader.
Parlatore cracked Orsini's aces with the making two pair a hand later, and it was clear Sgroi was in the lead.
Parlatore busted unceremoniously a hand or two later and the first break of the day starts now.
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Rochester, NY's Jeff Davis flopped a set and won a decent pot before pushing all drawers away to pick up close to an early double.
In the meantime, Mike 'The Mayor' Rellinger is thinking of putting together a cabinet to work with, starting with the player who flopped a set against his turned flush and paid him off on a big river bet to give him almost twice what he started the day with.
The winner of the 2015 Western NY Poker Challenge Main Event and the 2014 Summer Slam Main Event three-bet kings and got the call in Level 5. His opponent even check-raised a nine high flop, and led out on a brick-like turn when Ramsay called.
This time Ramsay raised it small and got the call. Another brick on the river saw Ramsay fire again, with his opponent calling and mucking his hand.
A Royal Flush may not have been enough to vault Tyler Orsini into the lead heading into the first break, but it looks like he'll take it into the second one.
He's won pots with pocket aces and pocket kings since and now has it up and over the 70,000-chip mark.
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making two pair a hand later, and it was clear Sgroi was in the lead.
