Hand #65: Sam Panzica Doubles Thru John Esposito

John Esposito raises from the button to 105,000, and — surprisingly? — Darren Elias folds the small blind.

Sam Panzica (pictured) moves all in from the big blind for 805,000, and Esposito thinks for a while before he calls with . Panzica turns over , and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes — Panzica pairs his four on the flop, and Esposito turns a gutshot straight draw, but the river card is a blank. Panzica wins the pot with two pair, nines and fours, to double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Sam Panzica  –  1,650,000
Seat 2.  Paul Petraglia  –  1,850,000
Seat 4.  John Esposito  –  700,000
Seat 6.  Darren Elias  –  5,505,000