Ronconi Continues to Slide
Joseph Chaplin opened to 50,000 from early position and was called by Darryl Ronconi on the small blind and Roger Fontes in the big for a three-way pot.
The flop brought the 

and all three players checked.
Ronconi led out for 70,000 on the
turn, which got a fold out of Fontes, but Chaplin came along and made the call.
The river fell the
and Ronconi check-called a 170,000 bet from Chaplin. Chaplin tabled the 
for a rivered pair of queens, which bested Ronconi's 
for a pair of eights.
Chaplin is up to 1,130,000 while Ronconi is down to his last 520,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,130,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
520,000
290,000
|
290,000 |