Big Stax 500 (Day 2): 26th Place - Riccobono ($2,813)

Level 24 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 925
Players Remaining: 22

Al Riccobono (West Harrison, NY)

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.  This was Riccobono's first cash at Parx during the Big Stax series, as he crosses $220,000 in career earnings with the cash.