MSPT Black Hawk

$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day: 1b
Event Info

MSPT Black Hawk

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$631,470
Entries
651
Players Left
3
Average Chip Stack
5,425,000
Total Chips
16,275,000
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
216
Players Left
25

Varnell Over 300K

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Craig Varnell
Craig Varnell

Jamal Sawaqdeh opened to 5,500 in middle position and received calls from Craig Varnell in the small blind as well as the big blind, taking postflop action three-ways to the streets.

Sawaqdeh saw action check to him on {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades} and bet, receiving a call only from Varnell to take action heads up to the turn {j-Diamonds}. Varnell checked again and Sawaqdeh bet 12,000 more, prompting Varnell to check-raise to 36,000.

Sawaqdeh went into the tank for over a minute: "Show?" he asked.

"I'll show one," said Varnell, lifting his index finger in the air to signify.

"Can I pick?" asked Sawaqdeh. Varnell nodded affirmatively.

Sawaqdeh then set aside calling chips and counted the remainder of his stack, totaling 60,000. He thought for another 20 seconds and sent his cards to the muck.

Varnell then sent his cards across the table to Sawaqdeh, who looked up at Varnell before grabbing them and washing the two cards for a few moments. He then flipped over {a-Spades} and grabbed the other card to send to the muck, cooperating with the agreement between the two.

"You got lucky," said Sawaqdeh. "Not with the ace."

Player Chips Progress
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
300,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Jamal Sawaqdeh us
Jamal Sawaqdeh
60,000
60,000
60,000

Tags: Craig VarnellJamal Sawaqdeh