Volpe Skyrocketing, Santiago Out
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Level 13
: 700/1,400, 200 ante
After winning a few sizable pots, Paul Volpe is well over 100,000 chips while Andy Santiago is out of the tournament.
According to Santiago he was crippled when he flopped trip sixes on a 
board. An opponent, possibly Volpe, held and won a 170,000-chip pot. Left with only 10 big blinds, Santiago called Volpe's small blind shove with just 
and Volpe opened 
.
The 
flop gave Santiago a commanding lead with two pair, but the turn and river came 
, 
respectively, giving Volpe a winning straight.
Santiago's boisterous prediction did not come true today, but there's always next time.