Giuseppe Pantaleo Knocks Out a Player

Photo:  Giuseppe Pantaleo

Cody Jorgenson raises UTG+1 to 12,000, and a player in middle position moves all in for 44,000. Giuseppe Pantaleo tanks for a while on the button, eventually asking Jorgenson how much he had in his starting stack.

“About 90,000” says Jorgenson. Pantaleo eventually calls, and Jorgenson folds.

The short stack turns over , and he needs to improve to stay alive against Pantaleo’s .

The board comes , and Pantaleo turns a set of tens and rivers a full house to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Giuseppe Pantaleo  –  140,000  (28 bb)
Cody Jorgenson  –  80,000  (16 bb)

After the hand, Pantaleo asks Jorgenson if he had a pair, and Jorgenson says he had pocket sevens.

Jorgenson says, “But it seemed sneaky when you just flatted there.”