Main Event

Cutoff Marc Rivera opened to 1,500, called by button Robert Chracciola and big blind Clive Preece. On flop 4♠ 6♣ A♣ , all three stacks rushed to the middle shortly after Rivera continued for 3,000.

Rivera A♦ Q♥ Chracciola Q♣ T♣ Preece J♣ 5♣

Up against two flush draws, Rivera collected the pot after the runout 8♥ A♠ faded any club, leaving his trip aces more than good enough for the win.

A three bet pot, three players headed to see Q♥ 6♠ K♦ . Action was checked through with the turn showing an A♥ . Button agressor fired a late cbet of 4,500, check called only by original raiser Robert Chracciola. River came another A♣ and both checked it to showdown. Chracciola reveals A♠ T♥ and collected the pot after his opponent mucked.

Three-way all-in preflop, Edwin Law A♦ K♣ , cutoff 6♠ 7♣ , and Robert Chracciola A♠ K♠ . The board runs K♦ 2♣ J♠ 5♣ 6♣ . Cutoff goes bust as the big slicks split the pot.

Robert Chracciola defends the small blind by calling cutoff Joshua Gutierrez’s raise, then both head to the flop 5♥ 8♥ 8♦ . Chracciola check-calls another 10,000 bet by Gutierrez. On the turn 8♠ , Gutierrez double barrels 23,000, Chracciola toughens up with a check-raise of 46,000, Gutierrez calls. On the river 2♠ , Chracciola leads 40,000, Guttierrez raises all in for 165,000, Chracciola calls for his tournament life and shows 2♥ 2♦ full house. Gutierrez has him beat with K♣ K♦ higher full house.

Event now enters the bubble round.

Facing a raise by Robert Chracciola, small blind Jonele Oswa three-bets all in for 50,000, Chracciola calls to try to eliminate. Chracciola flips open A♠ 4♦ , Oswa with 6♣ 6♥ . Chracciola’s small card pairs up on the board 4♥ 2♣ 8♠ T♥ 6♦ but still behind Oswa’s pocket pair.

Lojack Robert Chracciola opens 10,000, big blind Eric Alcantara three-bets all in for 145,000, Chracciola call with less and turns over K♦ K♠ . Alcantara flips A♣ Q♠ . The board runs 9♦ K♣ 3♠ Q♥ T♦ . Chracciola soars to 222,000, Alcantara plunges to 10 bb.

Several hands after, Alcantara goes all in from cutoff holding Q♦ J♠ runs into Anthony Bryan’s A♦ K♦ . Though live, no help comes on the board Q♠ 9♦ 3♣ 7♣ A♣ .

Robert Chracciola defends the big blind on a 4,500 raise by utg+2 then go to a flop A♣ 7♣ 9♥ . Initial raiser c-bets 7,500, Chracciola check-raises 20,000. The turn 5♦ , Chracciola bets 68,000, utg+2 shoves 87,000, Chracciola calls.

Robert Chracciola A♥ 7♠ two pair Utg+2 6♥ 8♠ straight

The river A♣ is the money card for Chracciola to improve to a full house and ship it.

Under the gun opens 2,500, two players call to see the flop 8♠ 4♥ K♣ . Initial raiser c-bets 1,600, and get called by both players. The turn 3♣ , small blind Robert Chracchiola leads out 3,000, utg folds, button calls. Again Chracchiola bets 8,000 on the river Q♠ , button folds.

Following a raise and a call, button Robert Chracchiola three-bets all in for 24,800, big blind joins in for 45,400, initial raiser and caller both fold. Chracchiola flips over K♠ K♦ , big blind has A♥ Q♦ . Big blind connects on the board 2♥ Q♠ 3♥ 8♥ 3♣ but still not enough to beat cowboys. Chracchiola doubles up.