Paul Volpe: A♠10♥/A♥K♠3♦2♦/2♠
James Obst: J♦7♥/9♠10♦6♥K♥/9♦
Paul Volpe started strong after break as he bet on fifth, sixth and seventh street and got calls on each to collect the pot with aces up.
Paul Volpe: A♠10♥/A♥K♠3♦2♦/2♠
James Obst: J♦7♥/9♠10♦6♥K♥/9♦
Paul Volpe started strong after break as he bet on fifth, sixth and seventh street and got calls on each to collect the pot with aces up.
Level: 23
Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000
The final two players are now on another 15-minute break.
James Obst: 10♠7♠/A♠5♠A♣4♠/5♣
Paul Volpe: Q♣3♠/3♣2♦Q♠6♠/8♣
James Obst bet on fourth street with a flush draw and Paul Volpe called.
Fifth street gave Obst a pair of aces and gave Volpe queens up. Obst bet it and Volpe called.
Obst bet on sixth street as his flush came in and Volpe called. Obst fired seventh street and Volpe called only to see he was beaten by the flush as Obst re-established the lead he had had.
Paul Volpe: XxXx/9♠3♦7♦4♦/Xx
James Obst: XxXx/5♣3♥7♥A♠/Xx
Paul Volpe completed, James Obst raised, and Volpe called.
Obst fired out bets on each street down to sixth as Volpe called. Volpe then raised on sixth and Obst called.
Volpe bet again on seventh and Obst called. Volpe then showed 9♦4♥8♣ for a pair of nines and Obst mucked.
Paul Volpe: A♦Q♠/A♠2♣7♣2♠/K♣
James Obst: J♥5♥/A♣3♠J♠5♣/6♠
Paul Volpe limped on third street, action went check-check on fourth street with Volpe having split aces. On fifth street, James Obst bet, Volpe called. On sixth, Volpe bet, Obst called.
On seventh street, Volpe fired again and Obst took a few moments before calling. Volpe tabled the superior two pair hand.
Paul Volpe: XxXx/9♦3♣5♥K♣/Xx
James Obst: XxXx/J♦2♦4♥3♦/Xx
James Obst completed, Paul Volpe raised, and Obst called.
Volpe bet on fourth and fifth streets as Obst continued to call. Both players then checked on sixth.
Volpe resumed betting on seventh and Obst tanked for nearly a minute before folding as Volpe took the pot with A♥6♥K♥.
Paul Volpe: XxXx/5♦7♦4♥5♠
James Obst: XxXx/A♦2♥10♥7♥ - folded on sixth street
James Obst completed and Paul Volpe called.
Volpe then bet on fourth and fifth streets as Obst called both bets. Volpe had a pair of fives showing by sixth and bet out again.
Obst folded this time and Volpe took the pot.
James Obst: 9♠9♥/7♦8♣K♣5♥/8♠
Paul Volpe: 6♥6♣/5♣9♦Q♥2♦/A♦
It was a battle of wired pairs as James Obst bet on fourth, fifth , sixth and seventh as he made two pair on the end. Paul Volpe called all the way down, including on seventh street where he took his time to think it out before tossing in the calling chip.
Obst tabled the winner and Volpe slid further behind.
James Obst: XxXx/2♣9♠2♦5♣/Xx
Paul Volpe: XxXx/K♠2♥10♠7♠/Xx
Paul Volpe completed and James Obst called.
Volpe bet on fourth street and Obst called. Obst then bet his pair of deuces on fifth and Volpe called.
Obst checked on sixth and Volpe bet. Obst called and both players checked on seventh.
Obst turned over 10♣6♣8♣ for a flush and Volpe mucked.