FSPC Main Event (Day 3): Ruberto Doubles Through Santos, Chip Counts At Transition

2017 Florida State Poker Championships
Event 20 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($500,000 GTD)
Level 27 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000)
Total Entries: 548
Players Remaining: 6/548

The action between Tony Ruberto and Josias Santos was picked up on the turn, with a board reading A♠ K♣ 9♥ 5♠.  Ruberto would check to Santos, with Josias knuckling back, and the two seeing the 6♥ on the river.  Tony checked once again, Santos tossed out a 250,000 bet, and Tony gave a few looks back at his cards.  Ruberto eventually looked up at the dealer, and announced a raise to 700,000.  Once the dealer told Josias the action, he verbalized an all-in, with Ruberto immediately calling.

Santos then tabled A♥ A♦, and after Tony gave the board another look, he rolled over 7♦ 8♣ (having rivered the nuts).  The pot couldn't have come at a better time for Ruberto, who had dipped below (20) big blinds.  He's now over 2,400,000, while the loss puts a dent in the stack of Josias, who drops down to 2,200,000

Tony Rubert0 - 2,300,000
Josias Santos - 2,200,000

Below are the updated counts as Level 27 begins, with new blinds of 40,000/80,000/10,000 (2,700,000 chip average):

1. Tony Ruberto - 2,000,000
2. Sam Mayer-Backer - 1,050,000 
3. Abbey Daniels - 4,500,000
4. Danny Shiff - 3,900,000
5. Josias Santos - 2,500,000
6. Daryl Jace - 2,050,000