We walked past the table to see a player commit his remaining 7,400 in chips into the pot. Angie Fitzgerald was next to act, and didn’t hesitate in making the call.
Angie Fitzgerald:
Opponent:
It was another river card that forced a player to be eliminated, as the board ran out , boosting Angie Fitzgerald’s stack back up to 90,000 in chips.
Action started with the player in the hijack opening with a bet of 1,800. From the small blind, Michael Guzzardi asked his opponent how much he had, before tossing 25,000 in chips into the middle. His opponent thought for a moment before making the call for his remaining 15,000.
Opponent:
Guzzardi:
The flop of kept Guzzardi’s opponent in front, as well as the on the turn. The river, however, dropped the to give Guzzardi the bigger pair, and send his opponent to the rail empty handed.
“Unlucky mate,” said Guzzardi sincerely, as he scooped in the pot and jumped up to 125,000 in chips.
Moments ago, we just witnessed Australia’s Danny Green defeat New Zealand’s Shane Cameron by unanimous point’s decision. Immediately the poker room emptied, leaving just 38 players at the tables, all vying to make the end of Day 1a.
As we close in on the final break of the evening, we decided to walk around the room and try to spot the biggest stacks. Michael Guzzardi and Ivan Zalac both have 90,000 and share the chip lead. After dominating earlier on, Angie Fitzgerald’s stack has been halved, sitting just over 50,000 in chips.
We’re unsure of what happened, but we just spotted Jackson Zheng watching the fight, and his seat empty. Fellow country-men and good friend Cole Swannack, however, is cruising with 46,000 in chips, stacked neatly in front of him.
Action folded around to Angie Fitzgerald in middle-position who limped into the pot. The small blind called, and the big blind checked as the board fell . The small blind took the initiative, and led out with a bet of 1,600. The big blind folded, and Fitzgerald called. The turn fell the , and this time the small blind checked. Fitzgerald casually picked up 3,100 in chips and threw them into the pot. The small blind called, and both checked when they saw the river show the .
Fitzgerald’s opponent tabled for the straight, and Fitzgerald could only acknowledge the good hand, and folded her face-up.
Even with that slight hit to her stack, Fitzgerald still leads the remaining players with just short of 100,000 in chips.