Championship Day 1B: Ryan Van Sanford Triples; Vincenzo Abate Sends One Out

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries: 731

Ryan Van Sanford (left) and Vincenzo Abate (right)

We missed the early betting but the result was Ryan Van Sanford all in for 15,400 from under the gun with Vincenzo Abate and the button player in the pot.

The flop came , Abate bet, the button bet 15,000 and Abate called. The turn was , Abate checked again, the button player continued for 22,000 and Abate called to see the river.

Abate moved all in and the button called at risk for about 45,000.

Van Sanford:
Abate:
Button:

Van Sanford flopped a set of nines and turned a full house to take the main pot. Abate flopped a gutshot draw that got there on the river to beat the trip jacks of the button player to send him out.

Ryan Van Sanford – 47,500 (95 bb)
Vincenzo Abate – 135,000 (270 bb)