Playground Poker

Carl Gagne-Lizotte opened from early position to 200,000, and Nick Nickoletopoulos 3bet all-in next to act. Luigi Fantigrossi decided to join the party and moved all-in from the button, holding slightly less than Nick. Carl let go of his hand and the heads-up players opened their hands.

Nick:
Luigi:

Luigi improved his hand on the board and found a double-up of his 1,480,000 stack, leaving Nick with only a few blinds behind.

Moments later Nick committed the remainder of his chips, and his was bested by Joel Berard’s to end his run in 6th place ($1,890).

Another dramatic river card just took place on the final table of the PG100, and this time Luigi Fantigrossi found himself on the right side of the equation.

Brenda Blackburn was all-in and at risk with against the of Luigi, and although she managed to take the early lead by flopping a set, she was eventually eliminated by a higher boat on the board.

Brenda’s 7th place finish earned her a $1,585 payday.

A very rare hand just occurred on the final table of the PG100, one so rare that had it been played out on a cash game table, the small Bad Beat Jackpot would have been triggered.

Michael Malm opened to 100,000 from early position, and Joel Berard 3bet all-in for 765,000 from the small blind. Luigi Fantigrossi quickly moved all-in over the top, forcing Michael out of the hand after a brief moment in the tank.

Joel:
Luigi:

Board:

Both players flopped a set on the flop before Joel found his miracle card on the river to make quad Kings, overcoming Luigi’s Aces-full-of-Kings.

The short stacks are being quickly picked off from this final table of the PG100. The most recent casualty was that of Michel Paradis, who 3bet shoved for 250,000 after Michael Malm opened.

Michel:
Michael:

Michael spiked a set on the flop and held on to eliminate Michel on a board, bringing the field down to just 7 runners. Michel was awarded a prize of $1,290 for his 8th place finish.

Ashley Whissell has been sitting with a short stack for several orbits now, and in the process managed to ladder up a few spots before finding her elimination hand.

With less than 100,000 chips left and in the big blind position, she committed her stack against Michel Paradis’ late position open.

Ashley:
Michel:

Board:

Ashley was eliminated in 9th place, earning a cool $1,000 for her finish.

Luigi Fantigrossi opened to 100,000 from middle position, and was 3bet by Geng Chen to 300,000. He made the call and a flop was dealt.

Luigi led out for 300,000, and Geng moved all-in for a touch more than that.

Luigi:
Geng:

Luigi improved to two-pair on the turn, and secured the pot with a on the river. Geng was eliminated in 10th place, collecting $840 for his final table appearance.