Romero With the Major Double

We only got there on the river, but James Romero filled us in on the details after he was done stacking. Aaron Been opened the cutoff to 90,000 and small blind James Romero three-bet to 210,000. The big blind folded, Been called. Romero bet 130,000 on [9d2d4c] and Been called in position. With

Farrell Folds to Second Barrel

Niall Farrell opened the button for 90,000 and small blind James Romero three-bet to 220,000. The big blind folded, Farrell called. Romero continued for 160,000 on [6h6sTh] and Farrell called. Romero went a bit bigger on the [5c] turn betting 550,000. Farrell thought just for a second before sliding his cards

James Romero Busts in 3rd Place ($420,000)

Another heads up small blind vs. big blind limp-check started what was to be James Romero's final hand.  Anton Suarez completed with [2c2s] and Romero checked his [kdjd].  The flop came down [qd2hkc] and Suarez led his set for 3,000,000, flat calling when Romero raised to 10,000,000.  Suarez went into

Romero Drops To Third in Chips

Another limp-check small to big blind started this hand, James Romero calling with [9h7c], Christian Rudolph opting to see the flop with [Qhts].  Romero check-called Rudolph's 5,500,000 bet on the [4hth8c] flop, then led out big for 28,000,000 on the [8s] turn.  After a pause, Rudolph made the call.  The

Suarez Fights Back

A limp-checked pot between small blind Anton Suarez and big blind James Romero has re-plumped the former's stack.  Both players checked a [kh4c3h] flop, Suarez with [7h3d], Romero with [qh7c].  The turn paired Suarez's other hole card: [7s].  He bet out 7,500,000, called by Romero.  On the [2h] river, Suarez

Romero Airballs Suarez Off Top Pair

Another blind vs. blind confrontation between Anton Suarez and James Romero - a dramatic one.  Heads up to a [Jc9c7c] flop, Romero, with [Th5h], check-raised Romero's bet of 2,500,000 to 11,500,000.  Suarez, who'd flopped top pair with [jd8d], made the call. The turn: [3s].  Now Romero led out for 24,000,000 into