Nines Have Been Good to Panitch
Earlier in the day, we reported on a hand where Panitch flopped a set of nines, rivered a full house, and took down a huge pot. Well Panitch has just won another huge pot, catching the same set of nines on the flop.
Action started with Jose Montes raising it up to 22,000 in the hijack. Panitch three bet it to 60,000 in the cutoff, and the rest of the players folded. Montes came along for the ride, and both players checked a flop of 
. When the 
hit the turn, Montes grabbed his chips, and started sliding them forward. Panitch announced call before Montes could even finish moving his chips forward, and it was pretty clear that the trap had sprung.
Panitch: 
Montes: 
Montes was actually drawing dead on the flop, and when he saw the cards, he stood out of his chair and starting wishing the players good luck. The meaningless river was the 
, and after that hand, Panitch jumps up to 750,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000 | 145,000 |
|
Busted |