Traniello Doubles Without Showdown
In what is a rare site this late in a tournament, we had three players limp in for 6,000 before it got around to Marco Traniello in the small blind. He also called, and the big blind check his option. Five players saw the dealer fan out a flop of 
, and Traniello wasted little time in sliding in the rest of his stack, about 25,000 in total. No one had a hand good enough to call with, and Traniello collected the chips, upping his stack to 56,000.
It's been a good level so far for Traniello, as he came back from dinner with just three big blinds. He's still a short stack, but with one more double up, he will be back above water.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
, but his opponent, Mick Graydon, had 
. The pot was worth over 400,000, so this was a pivotal moment in the tournament for both players.
. The turn kept him out in front, coming the 
, and a disappointed Valle didn't even bother looking at the river, which was the 
. Valle was left with just 11,000 after the hand, while Graydon is now one of our chip leaders.
and Failla flipped over 
after the hand was already over.
that came on the flop, but when the 
hit the river, sending Valle to the rail.
flop. Levy held pocket kings with the 
for the second-nut flush draw. Another diamond fell and Levy scooped the enormous pot - eliminating Manlambus in the process.
. This left Bag drawing to a queen, but the 
, and Bag shipped the double up over, dropping him to 200,000.