Volpe Takes Another Pot
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Paul Volpe has been running over his table ever since he sat down, and he just took out another player to boost his stack to over 70,000. There was a short stack all in preflop, and he was called by Valentin Vornicu and Volpe. The flop came down 
, and both players checked. The 
hit the turn, and Volpe fired out 3,000. Vornicu called, and the river brought the 
.
Volpe thought for a bit before tossing out a 5,000 chip, and Vornicu rechecked his card before reluctantly folding what he later said was ace-queen. Volpe rolled over 
for two pair, and it bested the 
of the all-in player, sending him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000 | 27,000 |
.
for trip nines. His opponent had 
and would need a lot of help to survive.
, giving Kassouf a full house, but a jack would still flip the hand for Kassouf's opponent. The river was the 
though, and Kassouf scored the knockout.
, Vornicu bet 2,500, and his opponent folded.
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, Simon Dunevein moved all in from the big blind for just under 2,000. He was called by a player in early position and Maurice Hawkins folded in middle position. 
and again Schmidt checked. Racener grabbed the rest of his chips and pushed them forward, betting 8,425. After taking a minute to think about things, Schmidt called. Racener tabled 
and took it down with his one pair.
which changed nothing and Kessler's opponent took the pot.