2021 Colorado Poker Championship

$3,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 Colorado Poker Championship

Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
39
Players Left
4
Average Chip Stack
390,000
Total Chips
1,560,000
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
12,000

Chip Counts from Break

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eddy Konarske us
Eddy Konarske
295,000
-6,000
-6,000
Profile photo of Sherman Wu us
Sherman Wu
269,000
27,000
27,000
Profile photo of Michael Giardina us
Michael Giardina
217,000
62,000
62,000
Profile photo of Thomas Fuller us
Thomas Fuller
192,000
-9,000
-9,000
Profile photo of Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
140,000
-28,000
-28,000
Profile photo of Jason Dennis us
Jason Dennis
125,000
89,500
89,500
Profile photo of Rocco Palumbo (CO) us
Rocco Palumbo (CO)
96,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Al Hart us
Al Hart
66,000
-2,500
-2,500
Profile photo of Todd Sprague us
Todd Sprague
56,000
-34,000
-34,000
Profile photo of Bobby Sanoubane us
Bobby Sanoubane
51,000
-18,000
-18,000
Profile photo of Roman Mai us
Roman Mai
48,000
22,000
22,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

A Preflop Raising War

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Michael Giardina
Michael Giardina

Michael Giardina opened to 11,000 under the gun and Steve Wilkie called in the hijack. Al Hart also called in the cutoff and then Eddy Konarske three-bet to 26,000 on the button.

Giardina came over the top, four-bet jamming for 101,500 and sending Wilkie into the tank. He eventually folded, announcing he folded ace-king once Hart and Konarske also folded behind.

"It would have been way behind!" said Giardina as he collected his newly earned chips, increasing his stack by nearly 50% without needing to see a flop to do so.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eddy Konarske us
Eddy Konarske
301,000
-28,000
-28,000
Profile photo of Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
168,000
-55,000
-55,000
Profile photo of Michael Giardina us
Michael Giardina
155,000
38,500
38,500
Profile photo of Al Hart us
Al Hart
68,500
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Al HartEddy KonarskeMichael GiardinaSteve Wilkie

Palumbo Dubs Through Mai

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Rocco Palumbo
Rocco Palumbo

All of the chips went into the middle preflop with Rocco Palumbo all in from the hijack at a five-handed for 46,500. Roman Mai was his opponent, giving action from the big blind.

Rocco Palumbo: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Roman Mai: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

Palumbo's kings scored him the double after a runout of {a-Spades}{3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{a-Clubs}, bringing him back near 100K and leaving Mai with 26,000, one of the shortest stacks among the 11 still remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rocco Palumbo (CO) us
Rocco Palumbo (CO)
97,000
37,500
37,500
Profile photo of Roman Mai us
Roman Mai
26,000
-63,000
-63,000

Tags: Rocco PalumboRoman Mai

Sanoubane Stays Alive

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Bobby Sanoubane
Bobby Sanoubane

Bobby Sanoubane re-jammed for 32,000 in the small blind over a cutoff-open from Rocco Palumbo. Palumbo called.

Bobby Sanoubane: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Rocco Palumbo: {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The runout {7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} brought the nuts for a different game, ultimately giving Sanoubane a wheel in this one and scoring him the double at Palumbo's expense.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bobby Sanoubane us
Bobby Sanoubane
69,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Rocco Palumbo (CO) us
Rocco Palumbo (CO)
59,500
-40,500
-40,500

Tags: Bobby SanoubaneRocco Palumbo

"I've Got an Ace"

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jason Dennis raised to 7,000 under the gun and was called by Steve Wilkie on the button. Action went heads up to a flop of {9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{a-Clubs} and Dennis continuation-bet 5,000. Wilkie called.

The turn came {10-Clubs} and Dennis checked. Wilkie bet 10,000 and Dennis called, bringing the river {5-Clubs} where both players checked through to showdown.

"I've got an ace," said Wilkie after checking.

"Prove it," said the dealer.

"The ace of hearts!" exclaimed Wilkie, tabling {a-Hearts} and {3-Spades}, one after the other. Dennis looked up and across the table at WIlkie with a little smile and sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
223,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Jason Dennis us
Jason Dennis
35,500
-23,000
-23,000

Tags: Steve WilkieJason Dennis

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Palumbo Hits 100K; Fuller Eliminates Welch

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jason Welch
Jason Welch

Rocco Palumbo opened to 4,000 in the cutoff and Thomas Fuller called on the button. Sherman Wu defended his big blind as well, taking multiway action to a flop of {4-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. All three players checked.

The turn came {5-Hearts} and Wu led out for 11,000. Both Palumbo and Fuller called and the river fell {j-Clubs}. Wu checked and Palumbo bet 21,000, sending Fuller into the tank for a bit before he folded. Wu then folded behind, showing {5-Spades} as he sent his cards to the muck.

After the hand, Fuller asked Palumbo if he would have went with his hand had Fuller re-popped him, to which Palumbo looked up and shook his head affirmatively.

"I'm glad I didn't," said Fuller.

Moments earlier, Jason Welch was eliminated from the same table to bring the field down to 11, with Fuller confirming Welch got his stack into the middle preflop with two jacks against Fuller's pocket queens, the latter of which held.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sherman Wu us
Sherman Wu
242,000
42,000
42,000
Profile photo of Thomas Fuller us
Thomas Fuller
201,000
63,500
63,500
Profile photo of Rocco Palumbo (CO) us
Rocco Palumbo (CO)
100,000
32,500
32,500
Profile photo of Jason Welch us
Jason Welch
Busted

Tags: Jason WelchRocco PalumboSherman WuThomas Fuller