Volpe's Aces Suffer a Huge Bad Beat
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
There was 9,200 in front of Paul Volpe, who was sitting in the small blind. His neighbor, Perati Muhamet, had even larger chunk lying a few inches closer to the middle. Muhamet's four-bet from the button was worth 18,200 and Volpe matched that price with a call.
They went to the 
flop where Muhamet continued with a small bet worth 8,600. Volpe asked how much was it and then check-called.
The turn was the 
and Volpe checked yet again. Muhamet moved all in for 27,800 and Volpe snap-called, showing 
. Muhamet held 
, the ten on the turn having brought him an up-and-down straight draw.
Muhamet got there on the 
river, and Volpe's stack suffered a huge blow while Muhamet elevated over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
91,200
|
91,200 |
|
49,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |
|
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