"Now I See What Kind of Table This Is;" Anthony Piacquadio Wins a 32,600 Pot Against Eric Theroux with Bottom Pair
May 16, 2024
Photo: Anthony Piacquadio
Tables are being added as the field grows, and Table 73 is the newest table in the room.
Five players put 2,800 each into the pot before the flop, and one of them, Lily Kornik in the cutoff, says, “Now I see what kind of table this is.”
The flop comes 
, Manuel Simon checks from the small blind, and Eric Theroux bets 3,800 from under the gun. Sopheak Heang folds from UTG+1, Anthony Piacquadio calls from the hijack, and Kornik and Simon both fold.
The turn card is the 
, Theroux bets 5,200, and Piacquadio quickly calls.
The river card is the 
, and both players check. Theroux shows 
for nine high, and Piacquadio turns over 
to win the pot — worth a whopping 32,600 — with a lowly pair of fours on the river.
Anthony Piacquadio – 109,000 (363 bb)
Eric Theroux – 36,000 (120 bb)
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