Traniello Finds a Pot
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Lee Goldman completed with the 
, and he found action from Marco Traniello (with the 
) and Frank Kassela (with the 
). Goldman drew the 
and check-folded on fourth street.
Traniello: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Kassela: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Traniello bet fourth street and called a raise from Kassela, but he fired right back out when he paired up on fifth. Kassela called that bet and another one on sixth street before they check-checked through seventh.
Traniello showed up 
/ , and his queens up were good.
Kassela flashed his 
and said, "Flush draw. Every spade was live, too. Not one dead spade."
Live or not, he couldn't find a fifth one, and that loss has set him back to about 43,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | -20,500 |
|
28,000 | 17,500 |