Volpe Power

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Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Darryl Ronconi opened the pot to 6,000, but he wouldn't get to see the flop. Ryan Young three-bet to 18,000, and Ben Volpe reraised to 39,500. Young was the only one to call, and the two of them took a {9-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {3-Hearts} flop. Volpe continued out with a smallish bet of 29,500, and Young flatted to see the {7-Clubs} turn. Check-check, and the {Q-Clubs} landed on the river. Volpe checked it again, and Young took his cue to make a bet at the pot, 85,000 straight. Volpe toyed with the call for a while, eventually sliding the chips into the middle.

Young threw his cards toward the muck, and Volpe showed down {J-Hearts} {J-Clubs} to take the pot. He asked to see the folded cards, but the dealer instead grabbed them and pulled them completely into the muck! Volpe was a little miffed by that, and the floor was called over. Young wasn't volunteering any information, and the cards were irretrievable by that point, lost forever in the shuffle.