Ditrapani Outkicks Casper
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Joel Casper saw action folded to him on the button and raised to 8,000. Gerald Heath called from the small blind and Nicola Ditrapani defended his big blind, and the three saw a flop of 
. Action checked to Casper, who made a continuation-bet of 11,000. Heath folded and Ditrapani called.
The turn came 
and Ditrapani checked. Casper thought for about 20 seconds and then fired out a second barrel of 16,000. Ditrapani called. Both players checked the river 
to take the hand to showdown.
Ditrapani tabled 
for top pair with a queen kicker and Casper showed 
, mucking the second card and saying Ditrapani got him by one pip.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
274,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
216,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
162,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |