2010 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Palace
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Casetta clearly didn't like that bet, but couldn't force himself to fold whatever hand he held. He called after thirty seconds. Lichtenberger turned over the nuts, , to rake in a big pot and basically reset the chip counts to what they were at the start of heads-up play.
"Nice hand, nice hand," said Casetta.
Andrew Lichtenberger made his standard button raise to 75,000, with Dan Casetta calling. Both players checked the flop. Casetta bet 85,000 on the turn card. Andrew Lichtenberger called.
The river was the . Casetta checked, then raised to 240,000 after Lichtenberger bet 100,000. Lichtenberger quickly folded.
"Ok, one time," said Casetta. He opened .
The turn was the and Lichtenberger checked. Casetta checked behind with about 760,000 chips left.
The river completed the board with the . Lichtenberger checked and then Casetta moved all in. His shove was roughly pot-sized and after a couple minutes in the tank, Lichtenberger mucked his hand.
Lichtenberger dropped back to 2.2 million and Casetta moved back up to 1.55 million.
In the second pot, Casetta led into Lichtenberger on a flop of . Lichtenberger called, then took the pot down with a bet of 200,000 after Casetta checked the turn.
The flop came down and Lichtenberger fired 120,000. Casetta raised to 280,000. After some time in the tank, Lichtenberger moved all in. Casetta was drawn back by the shove, but eventually folded. He claimed to only have a five in his hand. He's down to 1.3 million while Lichtenberger moved back up to 2.45 million.
Lichtenberger opened pre-flop for 75,000, with Casetta calling. Casetta led into Lichtenberger for 95,000 on a flop. Lichtenberger called. Both players checked the turn. Casetta then led into Lichtenberger again, for 200,000, when the river fell .
Lichtenberger sat silently and still for 90 seconds before mucking his hand.
A few hands later, Casetta opened for 75,000 pre-flop, with Lichtenberger calling. Both players checked the flop. Lichtenberger fired 95,000 when the turn came . Casetta called to the river, a card which Lichtenberger checked. Casetta tried a bet of 160,000, but once again Lichtenberger raised all in.
"Wow," said Casetta. After maybe fifteen seconds, he folded. Then he jokingly added, "You are a bitch." Lichtenberger smiled. Bitch or not, he now has 2.875 million chips to Casetta's 875,000.
"Tens up," announced Lichtenberger, tabling the . Casetta mucked.
Casetta opened a hand shortly thereafter to 75,000 from the button and Lichtenberger three-bet him to 225,000. Casetta folded and more chips moved Lichtenberger's way.
On the hand after that, Lichtenberger raised the button to 75,000 and Casetta called. After the flop was checked by both players when the fell, Casetta fired 110,000 on the turn where the fell. Lichtenberger made the call and then the river produced the . Both players checked fifth street and Lichtenberger won the pot with his for a pair of fours.
A couple hands later, Lichtenberger raised to 75,000 from the button and Casetta called. The flop was and Casetta check-called Lichtenberger's 95,000-chip continuation bet. The turn put the on board and Casetta checked again. Lichtenberger fired a hefty 250,000 and Casetta called again.
The river went check, check after the hit the felt. Lichtenberger tabled the , having flopped a straight and bested Casetta's .
After all of that, Casetta is down to 1.218 million and Lichtenberger holds 2.532 million.