Rich Ryan, who is a top notch poker blogger for PokerNews, raised to 325 from the cutoff. The small blind folded and the big blind threw out a raise to 1,150. Ryan, who we understand is of no relation to legendary baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan, took his time before making the call.
The flop came down and the big blind led out for 2,150, leaving himself 2,025 behind. Ryan grabbed a big stack of chips and deposited them in the pot for a raise. The big blind did not look happy and tanked for awhile before making the call. Ryan proudly turned over for a set while the big blind sheepishly revealed .
The turn was the giving Ryan a full house and the win. After the was put out on the river, Ryan shook hands with his defeated foe and stacked his newly won chips with the grace and elegance of a champion. He is now sitting with around 15,000.
After the button had raised to 425, Amit Makhija moved all in for a total of 1,600. The button made the call with but was way behind Makhija's .
Makhija had to do a double take when the flop came , giving him a pair of aces but the button a flush draw. The on the turn gave the button the said flush draw and left Makhija drawing dead. After the was put out on the river, Makhija made his exit from the tournament.
The button and both blinds limped to see a flop of . The blinds checked to Justin Bonomo on the button, who promptly bet 1,025. The small blind got out of the way while the big blind went into the tank.
After thinking it through, the big blind moved all in for around 2,500. Bonomo called with the and was up against the of the big blind. The turn was the , leaving Bonomo in bad shape. The on the river ensured the big blind's double up and left Bonomo with just 1,300.
A number of notables were eliminated during the first two levels. They include Bernard Lee, David Chicotsky, Ivan Demidov, Gavin Griffin and Kevin Saul.
and the big blind led out for 2,150, leaving himself 2,025 behind. Ryan grabbed a big stack of chips and deposited them in the pot for a raise. The big blind did not look happy and tanked for awhile before making the call. Ryan proudly turned over 
for a set while the big blind sheepishly revealed 
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giving Ryan a full house and the win. After the 
was put out on the river, Ryan shook hands with his defeated foe and stacked his newly won chips with the grace and elegance of a champion. He is now sitting with around 15,000.![[user80015]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
flop with his opponent making the call to see the 
on the river.
, and once his opponent open-mucked his 
, Neilson climbed to 17,500 in chips.
before the big blind made the call.
but was way behind Makhija's 
, giving him a pair of aces but the button a flush draw. The 
on the turn gave the button the said flush draw and left Makhija drawing dead. After the 
John Phan moved all in to effectively put his opponent all in for his last 2,000.
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to see Phan's opponent double up as he slipped to 4,500 in chips.
to see Agarwal bumped to the rail.
. The blinds checked to Justin Bonomo on the button, who promptly bet 1,025. The small blind got out of the way while the big blind went into the tank.