Crazy Early Action on Table 728
Among the early highlights is Barny Boatman's stack which has seen a significant boost. But that was topped by some action that recently unfolded involving Iraj Parvizi.
First off was a minor pot with Fred Goff III, who finished 223rd in last year's World Series of Poker Main Event. Goff raised to 350 from the cutoff and Parvizi called in the small blind. The board of 
was checked through entirely and Goff won the pot with 
.
But right after, Goff made it 300 to go and Parvizi three-bet to 1,600 on the button. Victor Cianelli four-bet to 4,100 in the small blind and Parvizi was the only caller. On the 
flop, both players checked. Cianelli bet the 
turn for 7,000 and Parvizi called before Cianelli's bet of 12,000 on the 
river seemingly shut down the action.
However, Parvizi announced a raise and put in 19,000, which was then turned into a mandatory min-raise to 24,000. Cianelli quickly moved all in for more than that and Parvizi asked for a count. Cianelli's all-in was for 32,850 and, after the 24,000 were pulled in from both players, Parvizi gave it one minute of consideration and folded.
In the very next hand, Parvizi lost another 2,000 when his 
ended up second-best to an opponent's 
and the stack of the Brit melted to just 11,000.
As for Cianelli, he finished 78th in the 2013 WSOP Main Event for a career-best score of $ 84,786 and is set for another deep run in the most prestigious tournament of the year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
81,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
70,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
11,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |