Big Stack Clash

Photo: Steven Brackesy (center) raises big after the flop against Peter Politano (right).

With around 9,000 in the pot and the board reading [9h5c3h], Steven Brackesy checks in the big blind and Peter Politano bets 8,000 from under the gun.

Brackesy check-raises, making it 24,000 to play.  Politano doesn’t back down and reraises to 54,000.  Brackesy thinks a minute, then reraises an additional 170,000.

Politano thinks for a couple of minutes before folding [KsKh] face up. Brackesy  starts to muck his cards, but changes his mind and shows Politano [3c5d] for bottom two pair.

Steven Brackesy – 440,000 (220 BBs)
Peter Politano – 250,000 (125 BBs)