Half As Much Now For Romanello
The flop came out , and Thorsson continued out with a half-pot bet of 3,500. Romanello plucked the calling chips from his stack and slung them into the middle. Fourth street came the , and Thorsson knocked the table this time. Romanello took that as his cue to fire 7,000 at the pot. That just wasn't going to work, though. Thorsson asked for a count on his opponents' remaining chips -- he had about 13,000 in front of him -- before announcing a covering check-raise all in.
Romanello didn't like it, and he couldn't call either. His cards went back into the muck, and he'll save the rest of his dwindling stack for a better spot.