Vilchez Wins Biggest Pot of Tournament Thus Far
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
We came upon the aftermath of a truly titanic pot between Jesse Vilchez in the cutoff and Phil Gioia on his right. The stack of Vilchez was being counted down, and it was in the neighborhood of 500,000. He had 
in front of him, with the board having run 
.
As the chips were being pushed to Vilchez, a player said Gioia had shown down 
, having raised and then shoved all in over Vilchez's three-bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000 | 542,000 |
|
20,000 | -480,000 |