Sunday, October 29, 2017

Isle Open Championship (Day 2): Balzano Doubles Through Nassin Vaknin

2017 Isle Open | Event #21
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Isle Open Championship| $500,000 GTD
Level 21 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Event #21 Entries: 404
Event #21 Players Remaining: 14

Paul Balzano (Sunrise, FL) had only eyes on the diamond, not noticing the fact that the board paired as well on the river, making him a winning full house.

We approached Table 2 just as Paul Balzano announced himself all-in, shoving over a bet on the turn from Nassin Vaknin.  With the board reading A K J♣ 6♣, and over 200,000 in the pot, Nassin would ask for an exact count.  Balzano ended up answering Nassin himself, letting him know it would be about 450,000 more (over the 150,000 turn bet).  Vaknin made the call, and watched as Paul tabled K♠ K, to which he rolled over Q 9.  The river brought the 6, and for a moment Paul thought he lost the hand, but the table made him aware of the full house he made.

Paul Balzano - 1,500,000 (93bb)
Nassin Vaknin - 1,275,000 (79bb)

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