Grant Levy
Grant Levy is among the better-known local players in today's field. It looks like he'll be sticking around for a while. He moved all in for 25,000 on a flop of after his lone opponent led out for 6,000. That opponent made the call with a pair and a flush draw, . Levy turned over a set of threes, then sweated out a blank on the turn (the ) and a blank on the river (the ). He doubled up to 55,000, putting him squarely on an average-sized stack.
Andrew Jeffreys, during Event #1
Andrew Jeffreys just recalled a hand to us where he eliminated a short-stacked opponent in emphatic style.
Jeffreys had raised from middle position to 2,100 before a player in the cutoff moved all in for 14,000. The blinds folded and Jeffreys snap-called with ! He had live cards against his opponent's and spiked a pair of tens on the flop which was enough to win the hand.
"Don't try to break AJ with AJ!" laughed Jeffreys as he's now sitting comfortably with 60,000 chips.
Chris Chronis has once again lost some chips, dropping his stack now to about 125,000, after starting the day with a fair few more chips.
Chronis ran his two pair, into the straight of an opponent, so the other player doubled through and dropped Chronis down the chip counts. He will be looking to reverse this trend.
Tony G, during Day 1 action
Tony "G" Guoga was doing an impressive job of rebuilding his shattered stack after running jacks into queens early in the day. Then he wound up putting an opponent all in on a flop with . His opponent showed the nut flush draw, . It missed the turn , but filled up when the river fell . Tony is now quite short, retaining only 16,600 in chips.
Clonie Gowen, during Day 1 action
Clonie Gowen eliminated Joe Humunicki in a battle of the blinds. With all the chips in preflop, Gowen's was in control against Humunicki's .
The board ran out and Gowen takes it down to move up to about 40,000 chips, with Humunicki sent to the exit.
Jarred "FlopNutsOnYou" Graham has just doubled through to give himself a slight amount of breathing space. In a battle of the blinds Graham got it all in preflop against Zac Fellows. Graham's in a commanding position against the of Fellows.
It wouldn't stay that way. The flop brought a in the door with the to put Fellows in front, and leave Graham teetering on the brink of elimination. The turn was no help, but like a gift from above the spiked the river to save Graham and push him up to 38,000 chips.
Sometimes poker is easy -- flop the nuts and get paid. Chris Chronis flopped the nuts with on a flop. On the turn his lone opponent check-called a bet of 15,000. Chronis then moved all in after his opponent checked the and was called. His opponent did not have the nuts; he had unimproved and was sent home before the first break with a bad beat story.
Eric Assadourian was all in from the button for his last 12,100 and Martin Comer made the call in the big blind.
Assadourian held but was dominated by Comer's . The first first cards fell and Assadourian quipped, "Want to chop it now?" as the river fell the to give Assadourian the flush and yet another double-up. He's up to 28,000 with Comer slipping to 68,000.
Tony G eliminated
There's no joy on media row -- another one of our own has fallen. Tony "G" Guoga has been particularly unlucky today, so it's par for his day that he was unlucky one last time. Tony moved all in preflop for 17,000 after an opening raise to 2,500 from Zach Gruneberg. Gruneberg, who has amassed chips during this level at an amazing rate, made the call with . He was raising Tony G's . The board was all clear for Tony by the turn, , but a tournament-killing hit the river to send him to the rail.
Gruneberg started the day with 23,550 chips and is now on approximately 150,000.
Chris Parker raised from the button to 3,2000 before Grant Levy made it 11,400 to go from the small blind. Parker then put in the four-bet to 22,100 before Levy moved all in for an additional 29,900. Parker quickly folded as Levy flashed .
after his lone opponent led out for 6,000. That opponent made the call with a pair and a flush draw, 
. Levy turned over a set of threes, then sweated out a blank on the turn (the 
) and a blank on the river (the 
). He doubled up to 55,000, putting him squarely on an average-sized stack.
and spiked a pair of tens on the flop which was enough to win the hand.
two pair, into the straight of an opponent, so the other player doubled through and dropped Chronis down the chip counts. He will be looking to reverse this trend.
flop with 
. His opponent showed the nut flush draw, 
, but filled up when the river fell 
. Tony is now quite short, retaining only 16,600 in chips.
was in control against Humunicki's 
in a commanding position against the 
in the door with the 
to put Fellows in front, and leave Graham teetering on the brink of elimination. The 
turn was no help, but like a gift from above the 
on a 
flop. On the turn 
his lone opponent check-called a bet of 15,000. Chronis then moved all in after his opponent checked the 
but was dominated by Comer's 
. The board was all clear for Tony by the turn, 
