Pagano Straightens Out
It came out , and the blinds checked to the raiser. Pagano fired another 1,400 chips at the pot, finding a call only from the player on the button. Heads-up now, the turn card was the . Pagano passed this time, and his opponent laid out a small bet of 1,200 which he quickly called.
The last card off was the , and Pagano checked again. His opponent checked behind this time, turning over . Pagano showed up , his straight plenty good enough to win the pot. With that little chip-up, the Italian has moved up to 33,000.