Pitesa Eliminates Allen; Pushing For Chip Lead
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Anthony Pitesa's stack was recently seen to be notably larger, and he shared the actions surrounding its growth.
According to Pitesa, action was folded to him in the small blind and he limped. In the big blind, Jamie Allen raised to 4,200, and Pitesa re-raised to 19,200.
Not one to shy away from an aggressive line, Allen jammed for 65,000 and Pitesa happily called.
Pitesa showed 
, while Allen showed 
.
The board ran out clean for Pitesa and he scooped a huge pot to vault him over 200,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
206,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
Busted |