2021 Colorado Poker Championship

$3,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 Colorado Poker Championship

Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
39
Players Left
4
Average Chip Stack
390,000
Total Chips
1,560,000
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
12,000

"I Really Don't Want To...But I Call"

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Rocco Palumbo
Rocco Palumbo

"All in," announced Rocco Palumbo, jamming for 140,000 under the gun. Action folded around to Steve Wilkie in the big blind.

"I really don't want to...But I call," said Wilkie."I call. I call," he confirmed to avoid confusion.

Rocco Palumbo: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Steve Wilkie: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

Palumbo lost the coin flip after a runout of {8-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{k-Spades}{3-Spades} came to unnecessarily improve Wilkie to a flush, eliminating him in seventh place and taking Wilkie to the top of the counts with a stack of

Player Chips Progress
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Steve Wilkie
412,000
106,000
106,000
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Rocco Palumbo (CO)
Busted

Tags: Rocco PalumboSteve Wilkie

Dennis Saved Again by the River

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jason Dennis
Jason Dennis

Jason Dennis open-jammed for 71,000 and received a call from Eddy Konarske in the cutoff. All remaining players folded.

Jason Dennis: {k-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Eddy Konarske: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

"Three?" asked Dennis. He got one in the window of {4-Clubs}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds} but quickly saw the turn {q-Hearts} put him behind once more. Luckily for him, the river {3-Spades} brought him trips to save his tournament life.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Dennis
162,000
43,000
43,000

Tags: Eddy KonarskeJason Dennis

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Wu Crushed In Chilling Fashion

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Sherman Wu
Sherman Wu

Steve Wilkie was on the button and saw limps from Michael Giardina in early position and Sherman Wu in the hijack. Wilkie raised to 30,000 and both limpers called.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Giardina checked. Wu then went all in for 71,000, sending Wilkie into the tank.

"Sorry guys, just..." said Wilkie after about 45 seconds. He continued, "I think you're on a flush draw and I'm ahead." Another half a minute went by and he found a call, with Giardina folding behind.

"What do you have?" asked Wu, tabling {a-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} for aces up. Wilkie's {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} was behind, but running {8-Hearts}{3-Hearts} gave him a backdoor flush to improve beyond Wu's two pair and eliminated him in eighth place as a result.

Player Chips Progress
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Steve Wilkie
306,000
164,000
164,000
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Michael Giardina
105,000
-53,000
-53,000
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Sherman Wu
Busted

Tags: Michael GiardinaSherman WuSteve Wilkie

Sanoubane Chips Up Some More

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Bobby Sanoubane pumped it up to 14,000 in middle position and received calls from Michael Giardina in the hijack and Steve Wilkie, who defended his big blind.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Spades} and Wilkie checked. Sanoubane continuation-bet 15,000 and Giardina called, with Wilkie folding behind to take action heads up to the turn {q-Hearts}. Sanoubane slid out another 55,000 and Giardina quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Bobby Sanoubane
215,000
79,000
79,000
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Michael Giardina
158,000
-1,000
-1,000
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Steve Wilkie
142,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Bobby SanoubaneMichael GiardinaSteve Wilkie

"C'mon, Baby. Hold!"

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Bobby Sanoubane
Bobby Sanoubane

Sherman Wu limped under the gun and action folded around to Bobby Sanoubane, who jammed for 59,000 on the button. Michael Giardina called in the small blind and Wu tank-folded, much to his own delight.

Bobby Sanoubane: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Michael Giardina: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

The flop {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{q-Hearts} gave Sanoubane Broadway but he was still not in the clear as Giardina had heart outs for the redraw in additon to chop outs should another jack appear.

"Cmon, baby. Hold!" said Sanoubane. The turn {2-Diamonds} and river {7-Diamonds} both fell cleanly, causing him to clap his hands in celebration. "Let's go!" he added, and the pot was shipped his way.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Giardina
159,000
-63,000
-63,000
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Bobby Sanoubane
136,000
75,000
75,000

Tags: Bobby SanoubaneMichael GiardinaSherman Wu

Wu Jams the Turn

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Rocco Palumbo opened to 12,000 under the gun and Sherman Wu called on the button, as did Steve Wilkie in the big blind. The flop dropped {a-Spades}{3-Hearts}{q-Spades} and Wilkie checked to Palumbo, who continuation-bet 16,000. Wu called and Wilkie folded.

Action was then heads up to the turn {9-Hearts}, where Palumbo checked. Wu shoved all in for about 60,000 and Palumbo folded, earning Wu the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Steve Wilkie
172,000
-26,000
-26,000
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Sherman Wu
140,000
57,000
57,000
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Rocco Palumbo (CO)
103,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Rocco PalumboSherman WuSteve Wilkie

Giardina Gets Value from Wu

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Michael Giardina
Michael Giardina

Michael Giardina opened to 18,000 on the button and received a call from Sherman Wu, who defended his big blind.

The flop came {8-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} and Wu check-called a continuation-bet of 15,000 from Giardina, bringing the turn {k-Spades} where both players checked.

Wu checked again on the river {10-Hearts} and Giardina bet 20,000. Wu called.

Giardina showed {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for Broadway and Wu paused for a moment, confirming Giardina had a straight before sending his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Giardina
222,000
50,000
50,000
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Sherman Wu
83,000
-78,000
-78,000

Tags: Michael GiardinaSherman Wu

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000