An Orbit With Tom Orpaz
Luxury real estate entrepreneur is a familiar face as EPT stops, so PokerNews spent an orbit with the poker enthusiast.
Hand #1 (Button): Action folded to Tom Orpaz on the button and he raised to 5,000. Paul Pires Trigo defended out of the big blind. Trigo checked on the flop of 
and Orpaz continued for 5,500. Trigo called. Trigo checked again on the 
turn and opted to fold when Orpaz fired again for 18,000.
Hand #2 (Cutoff): Giuseppe Imperato opened to 5,500 in middle position and Kenny Hallaert three-bet 18,000 from the hijack before Orpaz folded.
Hand #3 (Hijack): Christian Pedersen opened to 5,500 in early position and action folded to Orpaz, who also folded.
Hand #4 (Middle Position): Action folded to Orpaz and he fired a bet of 5,500. Everyone folded.
Hand #5 (Early Position): Hallaert folded from under the gun and Orpaz followed suit.
Hand #6 (UTG): Orpaz was first to act and folded.
Hand #7 (Big Blind): Action folded to Hallaert in the small blind and he folded before playfully grabbing Orpaz' cards and mucking them for him.
"Good fold," said Orpaz. "I thought you were gonna shove on me."
Hand #8: Imperato opened to 5,500 before Hallaert three-bet to 18,000 from the cutoff. Orpaz was next to act and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
190,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |