Rivera Rides Again!
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Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Niagara Falls Poker Room standout Alex Rivera is now a threat to bag big into the late levels.
He made it 3,600 from middle position with the 
and the big blind defended. They both checked the 
flop, but the big blind led the turn for 3,000.
Rivera flatted with a full house and when the big blind bet 6,500 on the river, Rivera piled it in. The big blind called for his tournament life with the 
, but was on the wrong end of this cooler.
The dealer started chopping up the pot before Rivera explained the nuances of this boat-over-boat debacle to him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 |
on an 
board.
in what has to be considered a cooler. The rest of the board included a the 
and 
for those keeping score at home.
and Tighe led for 25,000. Girdler folded and after cutting out raising chips, and tanking for a minute, DeLollis made the call.
turn, but when the 
river came down and Tighe checked, DeLollis led for 60,000. Tighe beat him to the pot with a call and when DeLollis turned over 
, Tighe slammed the 
down and dragged the healthy pot.
all in preflop, but he's literally picked up an extra hundred grand by pounding away at his table with a relentless stream of minimum bets.