Sunday, April 3, 2016 12:25 PM Local Time
Joseph Cappello Crosses the Half-Million Mark
Joseph Cappello opens to 11,500 in early position, and the player in the cutoff three-bets to 27,500. Cappello calls.
The flop is , and Cappello check-calls a bet of 33,000. Both players check through the turn, and the river is the . Cappello leads for 48,000, and his opponent throws his arms up in the air and shakes his head with some frustration.
"How much?" he asks. When the dealer announces the amount, he quickly calls.
Cappello shows , winning the pot with trip nines. That pot moves him over 500,000 chips and into the overall chip lead, it appears.
Joseph Cappello - 540,000 (108 bb)