Fast Start for Konnikova
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Maria Konnikova sat down at the table and greeted Barny Boatman with a hug before open-raising her first hand from late position. Boatman called in the small blind and John Howlett called in the big blind.
The board came 6♠A♥Q♦ and action checked to Konnikova, who continued for 300. Boatman and Howlett folded and Konnikova took the pot.
The next hand, Konnivoka open-raised again and took down the pot uncontested.
"I remember last time, I didn't play a hand for hours," said Konnikova.