Alicia LaPorte Pachla got off to a rough start here, but appears to have turned things around.
She was one of four callers of a 150-chip open treated to a flop, but when she fired 675 at it, she got just once caller. The turn brought the and she took another stab at it, firing out 675. The caller wouldn't go away, but when she threw 1,500 at the river he did.
North Tonawanda, NY's Jim Haynes found himself on the right side of a set over set situation early on.
He made a set of aces versus an opponent's set of sevens and when they both made a boat, his was bigger. As a result, he's now among the early leaders and smiling about it.
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