Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Liberto In The Lead

Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Combined Entries: 318

Justin Liberto (Baltimore, MD)

Justin Liberto was moved tables for a second time in the final (60) minutes just as Level 15 started (after winning the pot from Woll).  In his first pot he would take a 45,000 hit to his stack, and it looked like he may drop back to the pack.

About five hands into his new table, Justin was involved in a pot with Cathy Dever (on the river).  The board read 4♠ Q♦ Q♣ 10♥ 9♠, with a pot of about 45,000 in the middle.  Cathy had placed a river bet across the line of 10,000, only to watch Justin put in a raise to 48,000.  Dever thought for a long while, really trying to put together what Liberto could be holding.  After about three minutes she ended up showing a queen and mucking the hand.

Liberto recoups the chips lost from earlier, and chips up to 480,000.