Pannucci Pulls Ahead
Level 23
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
John Pannucci has been chipping away. Most recently, he took down a pot preflop by cold four-betting to 325,000 on the big blind following a 35,000 open from Lanny Levine on the hijack and an 80,000 three-bet from Shyam Srinivasan on the button.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000 | 570,000 |
|
885,000 | 5,000 |
|
585,000 | -125,000 |
flop and the turn was the 
. Srinivasan bet 30,000 and Levine called.
. Srinivasan checked and Levine bet 45,000. Srinivasan slammed the chips down to make the call.
.
and taking down the pot.
flop, Srinivasan check-called the 45,000 continuation. The 
turn saw a check apiece and the dealer put out a 
to complete the board.
flop Stephen Bierman check-called a bet of 30,000 from Longsheng Tan. The pair checked the 
turn and the river was the 
for a flush and took down the pot.
and both players checked. Bierman bet 75,000 on the 
river and Tan quickly called again.
for two pair.
but the 
turn gave Nguyen an open-ended straight draw. The 
river paired the board, but Nguyen failed to improve and he was eliminated.
turn. Srinivasan called.
and Pannucci bet 85,000. Srinivasan quickly called but mucked when Pannucci showed 
turn and river. "Let's Go!" he shouted, delighted with the outcome. The hand meanwhile, has left Nguyen short with ten big blinds.
