Stagliano Moving Up the Leaderboard
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jason James opened to 2,700 from the hijack, Nicola Stagliano called from the small blind and George Alemkunnapuzha three-bet to 7,500 from the big blind. James folded, Stagliano made the call and the flop came down 
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Action checked to Alemkunnapuzha who put in a bet of 9,000 and was swiftly check-raised to 25,000 from Stagliano. Alemkunnapuzha made the call and the turn came the 
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Stagliano pushed all in for over 60,000 and Alemkunnapuzha quickly made the fold. Stagliano now sits second behind chipleader Barry Kruger as the day is dwindling down to the end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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148,500
42,500
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42,500 |
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88,500
47,900
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47,900 |