Apr 2, 2017
John DePersio raises from the hijack to 135,000, and chipleader Tony Sinishtaj (pictured) calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Sinishtaj checks, DePersio bets 150,000, and Sinishtaj calls. The turn card is the , and both players check.
The river card is the , Sinishtaj bets 300,000, and DePersio calls with . But Sinishtaj turns over to win the pot with a full house, sevens full of jacks.
Tony Sinishtaj – 10,300,000 (206 bb)
John DePersio – 1,300,000 (26 bb)
Tony “The Bulldozer” Sinishtaj is not only the first player to reach 10 million in chips, but he’s also built his stack up over 200 big blinds, a rare achievement this deep in a World Poker Tour event.