Big Stacks Cede Doubles
Hand #1: Noomis Jones saw action fold to him on the button and opened to 19,000. Billy Gallegos defended his big blind and action checked through the flop 
. Gallegos fired out 35,000 on the turn 
and Jones called again, bringing the river 
. Gallegos shoved to put Jones all in for his last 80,000 or so, and Jones went deep into the tank before finding a call.
"Nice call," said Gallegos, sending his cards straight to the muck pile from the one-seat upon seeing Jones table 
.
Hand #2: On an adjacent table at the same time, a preflop raising war between Barb Visher and Jerry Morrell saw Visher's stack of more than 200K go into the middle preflop.
Barb Visher: 
Jerry Morrell: 
Visher's aces held through the runout to earn the double, and in doing so appears to have taken the chip lead just before the end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
280,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
260,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
240,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
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