On his second entry today, Matt Glantz is down to about 24,500. We picked up the action on a 
with what looked to be about 5,500 in the pot.
Brian Smida checked to Glantz who bet 3,700, but Smida put in a raise to 8,000. Glantz gave it some thought, but opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
24,500
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
|
||
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
A larger field than Day 1a has made it to the Sands Bethlehem Resort Casino for Day 1b of the DeepStack Extravaganza.
Action folded to Ryan "g0lfa" D'Angelo on the button and he raised to 450. Jason Rettberg called from the small blind, as did Anthony Gurciullo from the big blind, and the flop fell 
.
The blinds checked to D'Angelo who bet 700. Only Rettberg called, landing the 
turn where he checked again. D'Angelo bet 1,800 this time, but was raised to 5,000 by Rettberg. D'Angelo called to see the 
river where Rettberg checked. D'Angelo fired 9,000, receiving a swift fold from Rettberg.
D'Angelo flashed the as he collected the pot.
"He could have had nine-deuce," commented a player the table.
D'Angelo is up to about 47,000.
Yesterday Cherish Andrews was the only woman in the field for Day 1a, but today there are three women among the players who have come out thus far for Day 1b — Jennifer So, Jeanette Baudouy, and Barbara Rogers.
Over at So's table three players just now saw a flop come 
, and it checked around to John Chapman who bet 900. Both Vincent Baldassano and So called Chapman's bet. All three then checked the 
turn. The river brought the 
, and when checked to Chapman again bet 900, and only So called.
"I've got a four," said Chapman, and when So showed her 
for nines, she took the pot.
Meanwhile Jeanette Baudouy at her table was raising to 350 from middle position and getting a single caller in Drew Heller in the big blind. The flop came 
, Heller checked, Baudouy bet 500, and Heller called. Both checked the 
turn, and when Heller bet 1,225 following the 
river, Baudouy let her hand go.
Finally, Barbara Rogers has been playing fairly tightly thus far through the first level-and-a-half. Not long ago Matthew Silberzweig raised to 325 from middle position and Rogers called from the cutoff, but when the flop came 
and he continued for 400, she let her hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
With the board reading 
and a healthy 35,000-ish in the pot, Seth Zimmerman moved all in for about 11,000. Lou Procopio was slightly covered by Zimmerman and was hesitant to call, but in the end opted to do so.
Zimmerman tabled 
for trips, besting Procopio's holdings to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Six players just saw a flop over at Table 33, including Theo Tran — back today after busting Day 1a — playing from the button, and Jeanette Baudouy playing from the small blind.
The flop came 
, and it checked all of the way around to Tran who bet 1,000. Baudouy then check-raised to 2,500, and Tran quickly called. The turn brought the and a bet of 2,500 from Baudouy, and after a slight hesitation Tran called again.
The river was the 
. Baudouy bet 4,000 this time, and after a pause Tran let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
24,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Pradeep Deshpande bought in two times yesterday, and was felted both times. He was back again today to try a third time, but quickly saw his stack slide before he lost it once more as we approach the end of Level 2.
It looks like he's re-entering once again, however, to make a fourth attempt. He's the only one thus far that we've noticed having bought in four times, although we've heard there are at least a couple of players prepared to do so, if needed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
The players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
