Ditrapani Finds Aces and Triples; Is Second in Chips
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Nicola Ditrapani went all in from the button for 540,000 and was called by both Gary Herstein in the small blind and Wai Ngai in the big blind. Herstein and Ngai checked through the runout 
and all three hands were tabled.
Nicola Ditrapani: 
Gary Herstein: 
Wai Ngai: 
Ditrapani's aces remained best to vault him to second in chips with 1.74 million, leaving Herstein as the shortest stack in the tournament in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,740,000 | 1,170,000 |
|
1,520,000 | -580,000 |
|
795,000 | -570,000 |