Volpe Nears the Two Million Mark
Paul Volpe just knocked out another player, and he's now very close to having the chip lead.
The board read 
, when Volpe checked to Dutchman Leon Piso who moved all in from the button. Piso had 216,000 chips left, and Volpe needed about half a minuten before he made the call.
Volpe turned over 
, and he was well in front against Piso's 
. The river was the 
, and Piso was knocked out.
The Dutchman explained shortly afterwards that Volpe had raised pre flop to 17,000, and he three-bet to 42,000. Volpe called, and opted to check-call 45,000 on the turn.
Piso was happy about his deep run, but questioned his own play on the final hand of his tournament. He cashed $32,871 for his 367th place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,950,000 | 370,000 |
|
Busted |
— and scooped the pot.
, and Arfin was eliminated. Heitmann now has over 800,000 chips.
spiked on the turn, giving Fair a set of kings. The river was the 
, and Fair doubled to over 800,000 chips.
. Haigh led out for 30,000, and Batt responded by moving all in. Haigh would have to call off her remaining 50,000, and that's what she did.
. Batt collected the knockout, upping his stack to 358,000, while Haigh hit the rail.
, both players checked and Smith tabled 
river. Cajelais opted to fire back up here, betting 13,000. Somsky opted to let his hand go and sent the small pot to Cajelais.
