Volatile Bolotin
Three handed then, the flop rolled out
. Bolotin continued out with a bet of 7,000. Heredia called, while Bianca opted to move all in for an additional 20,000 on top. Bolotin went into the tank for a minute or two before making the call, having his man well covered. Heredia ducked out.Showdown:
Bolotin:
Bianca:
Bianca stood to await his fate, in fine shape for a double up. Unfortunately for him, a big bolt of lightning struck him on the turn. The dealer ripped off the
, improving Bolotin to the big full house and leaving Bianca dead to the case six. The river 
was a complete blank, and Bianca's day is done.When Bolotin was asked about the hand, he was unaware of his two-out luck. He misread his opponent's hand as
, thinking he had the open-ended straight draw. The table insisted that Bianca had flopped trips, drawing a dry, "Wow," from the diminutive Bolotin.With that pot, Alex Bolotin has vaulted all the way up to 120,000.