Alt Sends Cucchiara to the Rail
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Lukas Pazma made it 25,000 under the gun with Dinesh Alt called from the cutoff. Frankie Cucchiara three-bet jammed for 131,000 from the small blind, which forced Pazma to fold. Alt, used up one of his time banks before reluctantly making the call.
Frankie Cucchiara: A♠K♠ 
Dinesh Alt: Q♣J♣
Cucchiara was ahead with big slick, but Alt had a hand with a lot of potential.
The dealer fanned out the flop of 4♣J♥J♠ to propel Alt into the lead with trips. Cucchiara hit a pair on the A♣ turn to give him a glimmer of hope, but the 5♣ river vanquished those hopes. Alt's trip jacks earned him the pot and sent Cucchiara to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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|
700,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
240,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
180,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
130,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
Busted | |