Pitesa Felts Salimi; Leaves Morey with Crumbs After Big Three-Way Cooler
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Anthony Pitesa shoved his 292,000 into the middle and Barbod Salimi jammed his short stack from the next seat over. Action folded to Ken Morey in late position, who made the call with both players covered.
Barbod Salimi:
Anthony Pitesa:
Ken Morey:
"I nearly folded!" Salimi said as he say the disappointing news.
The board ran out and Pitesa's aces held to secure a giant pot on Day 2. Pitesa is marching up the leaderboard after starting the day with 140,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anthony Pitesa |
660,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
Ken Morey |
80,000
-301,000
|
-301,000 |
Barbod Salimi | Busted |