Cameron Bartolotta has been on a little heater the past couple levels.
In a recent hand, a player in the hijack open-shipped for 35,400 and the small blind thought long and hard before announcing a call, which left him just 2,000 behind. Those last couple thousand went in soon thereafter when Cameron Bartolotta moved all in from the big blind.
Bartolotta:
Small Blind:
Hijack:
Everyone was in the same wheelhouse, but Bartolotta had the best of it. The flop failed to hit anyone, but it gave Bartolotta an even bigger lead with flush blockers. The turn opened up some straight draws for Bartolotta's opponents, but the river failed to complete them.
Bartolotta's Big Slick held to send two players to the rail and send Bartolotta soaring over 150K.
Dan Piccioli is the proud father of poker pro and WSOP bracelet winner Bryan Piccioli, and he's looking to follow his son's path to success on the felt here in Event #12. Picking up pocket kings in a four-way all in usually helps.
Piccioli open shoved for 33,000 from early position, and the player in Seat 6 re-shoved for 35,000. The next player to act called all in for less, and then Barry Kruger called as well, having them all covered.
Piccioli:
Seat 6:
Seat 7:
Kruger:
According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Piccioli was a 55% chance to more than triple up, and he did just that after the board rolled out . Piccioli credited his masseuse Denise for the luck as he raked in a massive pot.
It's safe to say that this week poker hasn't been as kind to anyone as it has to Ryan Rivers. Last night he finished runner-up in Event #10 for $6,000, and on Wednesday night he got the lion's share (approximately $72,000) by hitting the Bad Beat Jackpot in the Seneca Niagara Poker Room. Rivers is in action today, and thus far he's running just as hot.
In a recent hand, a player limped and Rivers did the same from late position. The player on the button then moved all in for 16,500, the original limper folded, and Rivers made the call.
Rivers:
Button:
It was a flip, and while the flop didn't hit the button directly, it did give him added outs to a queen. The turn put out additional counterfeit options, but Rivers successfully dodged all the danger when the blanked on the river. The threes held and Rivers was pushed the pot.
We were just handed the official payouts for Event #12. The 142 entries created a prize pool of $22,933, and the top 15 finishers will earn a minimum payday of $390. The eventual winner will take home $6,422.
Randy Pfeifer was moved to Table 3 here in Level 11, and within minutes he doubled through Mark Roberts. Action folded around to Roberts in the small blind and he opened to 4,000. Pfeifer called, bringing a flop of . Roberts bet 6,000 and Pfeifer raised to 15,900. Roberts called, and then slowed down with a check on the turn. Pfeifer moved all in for 17,900, and Roberts looked anguished as he tossed in the call.
Pfeifer:
Roberts:
Pfeifer's pair of nines were good, and he doubled through when a brick hit the river. These two have plenty of history, so we'll keep an eye out for more hands like this today.
flop failed to hit anyone, but it gave Bartolotta an even bigger lead with flush blockers. The 
turn opened up some straight draws for Bartolotta's opponents, but the 
river failed to complete them.
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flop didn't hit the button directly, it did give him added outs to a queen. The 
turn put out additional counterfeit options, but Rivers successfully dodged all the danger when the 
turn. Pfeifer moved all in for 17,900, and Roberts looked anguished as he tossed in the call.
