Max "the Italian Pirate" Pescatori has been a quiet, understated presence in today's tournament. He's managed to chip up to 21,000 without too many confrontations. We recently saw him bet 1,500 on a flop of . His opponent, the big blind, check-raised to 4,000 but quickly waved the white flag when Pescatori's response was to move all in. The big blind had fewer chips than Pescatori and clearly did not want to risk them in this spot.