Pariente Pays the Price
Alana Pariente raised from the hijack, and the next two players both called. The flop fell , and she bet 5,000. Next to act, Joel Benzinou called. Then the button raised to 14,200. Pariente called, and Benzinou folded, preserving his last 39,000 but looking miserable. The turn brought the and an even more disgusted look from Benzinou. He kept shaking his head and slamming his face into his hands while Pariente checked, and the button bet 20,000. She called to see the river, then checked again. This time, her opponent only bet 15,000. She called but could only tap the table in defeat when the button turned over for a flopped set and rivered boat. The hand left Pariente with 43,000 as the day draws to a close.