Big Stax 1100 (Day 2): Rocha Wins Battle of Big Stacks

Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)

Total Entries: 428

Players Remaining: 60

Chip Average: 357,000 (45 big blinds)

Alex Rocha

At the last break, Alex rocha and Joe Galazzo had two of the three biggest stacks in the room. When Rocha's table broke, he was reassigned to Galazzo's table, and it didn't take long for the two to start marking their territory.

On a recent hand, Rocha raised to 17,000 pre-flop from cutoff position, getting a call from the small blind as well as Galazzo in the big blind.

After a flop of 10♦ 5♣ 3♣ , Galazzo bet 22,000. Rocha flat-called and the small blind got out of the hand.

Turn: Q♠

Galazzo bet again from the big blind, this time for 40,000. Rocha once again flat-called.

River: 2♣

Galazzo ran out of bullets and checked, allowing Rocha to bet 77,000. It was enough to force Galazzo out of the hand.

Call it a hunch, but that won't be the last or biggest duel between those two.