Volpe Skyrocketing, Santiago Out
Level 13
: 700/1,400, 200 ante
After winning a few sizable pots, Paul Volpe is well over 100,000 chips while Andy Santiago is out of the tournament.
According to Santiago he was crippled when he flopped trip sixes on a board. An opponent, possibly Volpe, held
and won a 170,000-chip pot. Left with only 10 big blinds, Santiago called Volpe's small blind shove with just
and Volpe opened
.
The flop gave Santiago a commanding lead with two pair, but the turn and river came
,
respectively, giving Volpe a winning straight.
Santiago's boisterous prediction did not come true today, but there's always next time.