Level 38
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Hand #48: Philip Scaletta opened in early position and Kunal Punjwani defended his big blind. It was a 
flop and Scaletta continued for 2,200,000 in position. Punjwani had 5,150,000 behind and he moved all in. Scaletta gave it some thought and called.
Philip Scaletta: 
Kunal Punjwani: 
Punjwani had flopped trips and was a long way ahead of Scaletta's pocket pair. The turn was a 
and gave Scaletta an additional four outs for the gutshot. The river came the 
, unbelievably turning it around for Scaletta, giving him a straight and sending Punjwani on his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,900,000
-3,000,000
|
-3,000,000 |
|
33,700,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
27,700,000
8,000,000
|
8,000,000 |
|
15,300,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
||
|
10,000,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
|
||
|
5,800,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
and it went check-check. The river was a 
and Scholten lead for 4,000,000. It was Rabinowitz's turn to think now and after a couple of minutes, he let it go, leaving him with a stack of 10,000,000.
flop, Shulman check-raised Hendrix's 1,400,000 bet all in for a total of 9,900,000 and won the pot.
, adding the queens as outs to Rabinowitz' aces. The turn 
opened up the backdoor flush draw as well, but the river 
was save for Scaletta and he doubled up.
turn saw a check from Scaletta and a 900,000 bet from Hendrix who took it down.
and Shulman checked. Hendrix bet 1,000,000 and Shulman folded.
were checked by both players. The river was the 
and Punjwani finally moved with a bet of 1,300,000. Scaletta folded.
saw two quick checks. Scholten bet 2,000,000 on the 
turn and Punjwani called.
and Scholten now bet 4,000,000. Punjwani considered it for around a minute before winging his cards into the muck.