Traniello Finds a Pot
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
|
20,500 |
|
||
|
28,000
17,500
|
17,500 |