Ray Qartomy vs. Anthony Zinno

Photo:  Ray Qartomy

Three-time WPT champion Anthony Zinno raises under the gun to 5,000, Ray Qartomy reraises from middle position to 12,500, and Zinno four-bets it to 37,000. Qartomy thinks for a while before he calls.

The flop comes , Zinno bets 30,000, and Qartomy thinks for a while before he calls.

The turn card pairs the board with the , and both players check.

The river card is the , Zinno bets 36,000, and Qartomy goes into the tank, saying, “I know I’m beat. You’ve got kings, or maybe jacks.”

Qartomy picks up enough chips for a call as he studies Zinno, and he seems conflicted. He holds up his cards to look at them, and players next to him can see he has pocket queens.

Qartomy eventually calls, and Zinno turns over . Qartomy flashes his to the rest of the table, and Zinno wins the pot.

Anthony Zinno  –  235,000  (94 bb)
Ray Qartomy  –  295,000  (118 bb)

Qartomy is momentarily silent, and then he turns to Eric Afriat in the seat next to him and immediately resumes an upbeat story he was telling before the hand, causing some of the other players to smile and laugh at Qartomy’s sudden change of mood as he shook off the hand he just lost.