Ambaye Active Early With a Stack
Yohannes Ambaye was one of the players in his seat when play began with his sights set on another strong finish after taking ninth place in the $1,110 MSPT Main Event here at Bally's Black Hawk last month. He is off to a fast start, too, collecting the stack of the player on his immediate right in the opening hands of the afternoon.
He since gave a little back, though, calling an open from the small blind to 600 against Benjamin Williams, who was in the cutoff. The flop ame 
and Ambaye check-raised Williams' continuation-bet of 500, making it 2,200 to go. Williams called and both players checked the turn 
.
The river was 
and Ambaye fired out another 3,400, with Williams confirming the amount before announcing a call. Ambaye showed 
and Williams turned over 
to take down the pot with his two pair, queens and sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
34,500
34,500
|
34,500 |