According to Shane Nelson, he just scooped a pot in which an opponent bet 200 into at least five opponents after a flop. Nelson was the only caller, and by the river a and had completed the board. Nelson led out for 50, and his opponent raised to 500. Nelson said he snap-called, and his opponent was unable to beat his for jack-high.
It's not a line you're likely to see on a training video any time soon, but Nelson said his tablemates "got a chuckle out of it."
Day 1b will kick off shortly here at Running Aces Harness Park for the $1,100 main event. Players are streaming in and the line is already as long as it was minutes before the start of the tournament yesterday, so we should be seeing a considerably bigger field. Furthermore, a tournament official told us that 66 qualified players had yet to use their entries, so it wouldn't be a surprise if the 128-player Day 1a flight was doubled here.
Players will grind their way through nine levels if they want to bag up a stack, and they're allowed one rebuy should they bust out. Yesterday's unfortunate fallen will be allowed the full two bullets as well.
Blinds begin at 25/50, and players start with 20,000 in chips. Breaks will be given after every two levels.
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