$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  130 of 843

James Calderaro raised from middle position to 13,000, Fred Goldberg reraised from the button to 38,000, and Calderaro thought for a while before he called.

The flop came , Calderaro checked, Goldberg bet 25,000, and Calderaro called.

Goldberg asked, “Do you have a ten?”

Calderaro replied, “It would probably be the best hand.”

The turn card was the , and Calderaro moved all in. Goldberg went into the tank with about 115K in his stack.

They said a few things back and forth, and after a pause, Calderaro said he would show his cards after the hand.

After a lengthy tank, Goldberg folded, and Calderaro showed . “The best hand,” said Calderaro.

“That was the best hand,” said Goldberg.

James Calderaro  –  472,000  (94 bb)
Fred Goldberg  –  115,000  (23 bb)

With about 130 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 259,000 (52 big blinds).

The WPT’s 30-second Action Clock will be introduced when the field is down to the final 13 tables (117 players), and the final 106 will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,666.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break at the end of this level (6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (~12:15 am).