Patel Moving Up on Second Entry
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
After an early first exit, Jay Patel is making some headway, almost doubling up on the 30,000 starting stack.
Just now he flat called an under the gun open in early position and was called by one player behind, before the blinds came along too.
On the 
flop, it checked to Patel, who bet 3,000 and the cutoff and small blind called. The turn was the 
and Patel didn't barrel, giving the cutoff the option to bet, which he did. Only Patel called the 7,000 bet and they were heads up on the river.
It was the 
and this time it went check-check. Patel turned over 
for a pair of queens and it was enough to secure him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
and Suhail went all in for 15,700. Jablonski got out the way and Kassa called the rest.
turn locked up the hand for him, rendering the 
river irrelevant.
runout favored the preflop favorite, making him a boat by the river and Poulengeris immediately headed over to the registration desk for another try.
on show. Silverman, playing from under the gun, checked to Evans, who bet 11,500. Silverman called and they saw a 
down to complete the board.
completed the board.
turn went check-check and the river came the 
. When Dedusha checked again, Mahamdi moved all in for almost 15,000, which was just enough to cover his opponent. That didn't stop Dedusha from calling though and when the cards were turned over, he had made the correct call, with Mahamdi showing the attempted bluff.
