Event 1: Andy Hwang Caught in Aaron Gage's Web
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Aaron Gage arrived to Day 1B clad in a Spider-Man styled shirt and dark sunglasses, attempting to apply some of the superhero's uncanny skills to the felt.
After his most recent hand against Andy Hwang, Gage's spidey sense appears to be as finely tuned as his comic book counterpart, as he stuck around to fade a flush draw and survived his brush with danger.
The flop of 
hit both players hard, with Hwang holding a 
for a flush draw, and Gage sitting on 
. We didn't catch the betting action, but by the time the turn (
) and river (
) were revealed, Gage's hand had held up.
He doubled his stack of 39,000 to a little over 80,000, putting him in prime position to climb to the top of the leaderboard late on Day 1B.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000 | 82,000 |