In a recent hand Marie-Lizette Acoba continued her aggression with a 450 bet under the gun. A short stack in middle position moved all in for 1,075. Action folded back around to Marie-Lizette Acoba who made the call.
Acoba:
Opponent:
Acoba was behind going to the flop and was going to need some help. She received no such reprieve as the board fell . Acoba's opponent was able to hold and lives to fight on for a little while longer.
Due to the smallish starting stack (3,000), we are losing players at a blistering pace. Of the 733 players who started the day, only 350 remain, meaning we have lost half the field in just 3 levels. We expect the eliminations to slow down in a few levels, but for now they are coming fast and furious!
From early position, Marie-Lizette Acoba raised to 450 and found one caller from late position. The blinds folded.
The flop came and Acoba c-bet for 675.
"How much do you have behind?" Acoba's opponent asked; she then called.
The turn brought a and Acoba wasted little time firing a second barrel - this time for 1,500 even. Her opponent mulled it over a bit but eventually landed on a fold.
Acoba is currently sitting pretty with a healthy stack of 8,000.
With the recent changes to the celebration rules it has been really nice to see players show their elation. Every once in awhile you will hear a gleeful yell of excitement. Players are clearly enjoying themselves, and aren't afraid to show it
Christopher Perez made a deep run in this event last year, falling just short of the bracelet, finishing in 4th place. This year, Perez is looking to one up that performance, and he's off to a great start, building his stack up to over 10,000. We caught his latest hand, where he called an open shove of 1,700 with . His opponent held , and the board ran out , giving Perez the bounty and the pot.
When we came to the table, Crystal Quibell had put her opponent at risk preflop holding . Her opponent had and they were off to the races. There was plenty of action on the flop, coming down . Quibell was behind, but picked up an open ended straight draw. She couldn't get it on the turn, the , or the river, the . It was just a small hit for Quibell, who still has 6,800 chips. After the hand, a table mate joked "Wow you lost a hand?! Misdeal!" Quibell is still the chip leader at her table.
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. Acoba's opponent was able to hold and lives to fight on for a little while longer.
and Acoba c-bet for 675.
and Acoba wasted little time firing a second barrel - this time for 1,500 even. Her opponent mulled it over a bit but eventually landed on a fold.
, and the board ran out 
, giving Perez the bounty and the pot.
. Her opponent had 
and they were off to the races. There was plenty of action on the flop, coming down 
, or the river, the 
