A Bump in the Road for Bognanni
The board showed 
and there was already about 50,000 in the middle when Marco Bognanni checked in the cutoff seat, then saw his neighbor on the button bet 31,400. Bognanni paused just a moment, then called.
The river was the 
. Bognanni quickly checked, and when his opponent promptly set out a column of chips for a bet, Bognanni asked for the bet to be counted. As soon as he learned the total was 87,700, Bognanni carved the calling chips out of his stack, then set them forward.
His opponent then turned over 
for fives full of tens, and Bognanni nodded in acceptance, mucking his hand as he did.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
266,000
-181,000
|
-181,000 |