WPT Finale: Ryan Van Sanford Up Early

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 1: 75/150 with a 25 Ante
Players: 247

We joined the river of a heads-up pot between Ryan Van Sanford (big blind) and Salvatore Troiano (button) as the board showed Tc9c2h5d2s.

Van Sanford caught us up on the action before we arrived: Troiono had opened the button with a raise. Van Sanford defended his big blind, then check-raised Troiano’s continuation bet on the flop. Troiano called the raise, then another Van Sanford bet the turn to put just about 25,000 in the pot.

Picking up the action live, Van Sanford bet 19,000 on the river, and Troiano spent a couple minutes deliberating before calling to see a showdown.

Van Sanford tabled TdTh, winning the pot with tens full to start the day trending in the right direction.

Ryan Van Sanford – 77,000
Salvatore Troiano – 9,000