Montizanti Eliminated by Kaplan in 2.4 Million Chip Pot

From the hijack, Elizabeth Montizanti opened to 24,000 and both the small blind, and Jaime Kaplan called in the big blind.

The flop landed and both the small blind and Kaplan check to Montizanti who continued for 30,000. The small blind folded, but Kaplan check-raised to 95,000. Montizanti called, and when the turn landed the , Kaplan checked the action over to her again.

Montizanti pushed out a stack of orange 5,000-denomination chips for a bet of 100,000, and Kaplan responded with another check-raise; this time amounting to 300,000.

Montizanti announced she was all in for 1,060,000, and Kaplan quickly called having her covered with his 1,151,000 in chips.

Montizanti:
Kaplan:

In a cruel set-over-set situation for Montizanti, no one-outer would follow on the river as it fell the , and Montizanti was eliminated from the Main Event while Kaplan soared to nearly 2.5 million in chips.