Big Stax 500 (Day 2): 25th Place - Potis ($2,813)

Level 24 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 925
Players Remaining: 21

Tony Potis (Scranton, PA)

Right as Michael Esposito was getting eliminated, a huge pot was unfolding at Table 46.  There would be a three-way all-in pre-flop, with Craig Bateman having both Al Riccobono and Tony Potis at risk:

Riccobono: Q♥ Q♠
Potis: J♦ J♠
Bateman: A♠ K♣

Flop: 9♣ 2♠ 6♥
Turn: A♦
River: 9♠

Both players would be eliminated in the hand, sending Bateman to the top of the leaderboard, chipping up to 2,800,000.