"Bttech86" Stays Alive Against 2009 WSOP POY
Five players put in 2,000 apiece to see a flop of . Three checks put action on high-stakes online pro Ben "Bttech86" Tollerene and he bet the size of the pot, which was 10,000. The button folded and then 2009 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Lisandro, who won three bracelets that year and notched six cashes for $807,52, raised from the small blind. The rest of the players folded and Tollerene called off his remaining 3,700.
Lisandro:
Tollerene:
It was a bad spot for Tollerene as his flush draw was no good and his pair of sevens was dominated by Lisandro's pair of tens. The turn opened up some straight opportunities for Tollerene, and he managed to his it when the completed the board on the river.
Tollerene more than doubled while Lisandro clenched his jaw and got back to business.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeff Lisandro |
60,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
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Ben Tollerene |
38,000
22,000
|
22,000 |