Volpe Leads the River
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Paul Volpe, one of the hottest WSOP Player of the Year contenders, is renowned for his mixed games abilities. However, no-limit hold'em certainly isn't Volpe's weak spot.
Volpe was in the big blind, and he check-called on both the flop and turn of the board reading 
— paying 2,500 and 6,000, respectively. But Volpe didn't check for the third time, as he bet 8,100 on the river. His opponent folded, and Volpe took down the pot without a need to show his hole cards.
Volpe is now approaching the 100,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | 32,000 |
, and John Richards checked in the small blind. Nitesh Rawtani bet 16,000 in the big blind, almost the size of the pot, and Richards called after thinking it over.
for trip kings, good for the pot. 
, and all three checked. On the 
turn, Rawtani bet 3,000, the big blind folded, and the next player called. The river was the 
, and Rawtani bet 5,000. His opponent called, and he showed 
for trip eights to win that one, too.
turn and the 
river did not help Yoon, though, and Wright got the double-up
on the flop, Anatoly Filatov jammed his remaining 16,100 over a 2,000-chip bet. His opponent called, and Filatov turned over 
for two pair. He was ahead against 
flop, the player in the big blind checked, the player in the middle position bet 2,300, Bertrand Grospellier called on the button, and the player in the big blind folded. The turn was the 
, and both players checked. The 
on the river completed the board, Grospellier's opponent bet 4,400, Grospellier went all in for 11,100 and his opponent folded.
land on the turn. Kornuth was first to act, and he took his time. Meanwhile, his order arrived, as a waiter brought him red wine. Kornuth took a sip, then bet out 4,500 His opponent called.
saw Kornuth check, and his opponent slid forward a bet of 11,800. Kornuth cut out the chips required for call and started shuffling them. He eventually paid the price, only to be shown 
with over 12,000 in the pot, five-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Caufman Talley bet 6,000 from under the gun. Jeremy Joseph went all in from the next position, putting Talley to a decision for his remaining stack, which happened to be 24,500. Talley thought for a little while and called. 
on the turn filled that flush, and the 
river secured Kempe's double-up.
