Petraglia Stays Alive
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ryan Snow opened to 11,000 in middle position and action folded around to Ian Schmidt, who called on the button. Paul Petraglia defended his big blind and three saw a flop of 
. Petraglia open-jammed for 43,000, receiving a fold from Snow. Schmidt then went into the tank for over a minute, ultimately slamming his cards down slightly as he folded them.
"Aiyah!" said Schmidt.
Petraglia let out a small laugh, "Tough one, ah? Tough one?"
"Aiyah!" Schmidt said again. "I don't know about that one."
After starting the day with over 200,000, Petraglia ceded a double to Snow on the second hand of the day to lose a chunk of his stack. The two got stacks in preflop with Petraglia holding two jacks that were unable to hold to the ace-king of Snow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000 | 134,000 |
|
216,000 | 4,000 |
|
89,000 | -130,000 |