Alioto Makes Heroic River Call in Multiway Pot

Raoul Kanme open raised to 16,000 from early position, Dean Lyall called, Stephen Song called on the button, Yves Bianchetti called in the small blind, and Piero Alioto called in the big blind to make for a five way pot.

The flop came 5♥9♠7♥ and action checked to Lyall, who made it 22,000 to go. All four of his opponents made the call and went to the turn, which was the 3♠. Bianchetti then opted to make a big lead of 65,000. That thinned out the pot a little, as only Alioto and Kanme called the bet.

The river was the K♦ and both Bianchetti and Alioto checked. Kanme put out a bet of 250,000 and Bianchetti folded. Alioto went into the tank and used two of his time bank cards before pushing his chips into the middle in defiance.

Kanme flipped over A♠8♠ for a missed draw. Alioto turned over 9♥6♣ for a pair of nines, which was enough to win the pot. The heroic river call gained Alioto a huge stack of chips during the last level of play.