Championship Day 1A: Nick Petrangelo Makes Brad Albrinck Promise

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 250/500 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 439

Nick Petrangelo (left) and Brad Albrinck (right)

Mukul Pahuja opened the button 1,400, and Nick Petrangelo called in the small blind. From the big, Brad Albrinck three-bet to 5,500, and Pahuja quickly folded.

Petrangelo too a wry look to his left, though. “Did you see my cards?” he asked. Albrinck smiled and shook his head no. “Promise?” Petrangelo confirmed. “All right, I’ll play.” He called.

The flop was 5h4d2s. Petrangelo checked, Albrinck bet 4,500, and Petrangelo called. The turn was the 6d, and the action repeated for 9,000, with Petrangelo check-calling another bet. Both players checked through the 5c river.

Petrangelo showed 4h7h, winning the pot with two pair.

Nick Petrangelo – 145,000
Brad Albrinck – 33,000