Back-to-Back for Joe Saccone
Oct 24, '15
The player in the hijack limped into the pot, Scotty Wayne raised to 550 from the cutoff, Joe Saccone called on the button, and the player in the hijack called as well.
The flop was 10
8
6. The hijack checked, Wayne bet 1,000, Saccone called, and the hijack folded. The turn was the 3. Wayne bet 2,000 and Saccone called.
The river brought the A
and Wayne bet 5,000. Saccone called and Wayne tabled J
J. Saccone rivered him with A10 to take the pot with aces up.
Joe Saccone – 50,000
Scotty Wayne – 14,000
The very next hand, Phillip Lee limped in from under the gun, Iraj Lahuti called behind him, Scotty Wayne limped in the hijack, and Joe Saccone raised to 300 on the button.. The player in the big blind called, as did Lee, Lahuti, and Wayne.
The five players took a 1083 flop and the player in the big blind checked. Lee bet 1,000, Lahuti called, Wayne folded, and Saccone called.
All three players checked the J on the turn and the river brought the 2. Lee bet 3,700, Lahuti quickly called, and Saccone pondered for a solid minute or two before calling, asking his opponents if the have two pair.
Lee had 91- for a pair of tens, Lahuti mucked, and Saccone took the pot with AJ.
Joe Saccone – 72,000
Phillip Lee – 42,000
Iraj Lahuti – 32,500
Player Tags: Joe Saccone, Phillip Lee, Iraj Lahuti
Mario Silvestri is now challenging Jason Fitzpatrick for the tournament chip lead after busting Phllip Lee in 34th place.