06-20-2008 17:52 UTC-7

Barbieri Gets Bigger

[user66118]

Rocco brought in showing the {3-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

. Torosyan completed with the {5-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

in the door, and Barbieri re-popped it with his {4-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

. Rocco let the two men go heads up.

Barbieri: x-x / {4-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

{6-Clubs}

{J-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

/ x
Torosyan: x-x / {5-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

{10-Hearts}

{2-Clubs}

{5-Hearts}

/ x

On fourth street, Torosyan had the lead, and he check-raised his opponent, getting two bets in. Both players checked fifth street. On sixth, Torosyan check-called a bet. On seventh, Barbieri checked and then called a bet himself.

"Sugar Bear" Barbieri was the first to turn over his hand, and it was the winner: {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{K-Diamonds}

/

{4-Diamonds}

{6-Clubs}

{J-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

/

{2-Hearts}

. His set of kings was good enough to take the pot, and bump him over the 700,000-chip mark. He has more than a three-to-one chip lead over both of his opponents, owning about two thirds of the total chips.