Main Event Day 1bc | Southern Poker Open

08-09-2019 21:48 UTC-4

Five-Way Action, Daniel Ayala Holds

Brentharrington

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

A player moves all in for 4,800 and two players called before Daniel Ayala moved all in for more, 10,300.

A player cold-called from behind and the two remaining players called the difference, putting in 5,500 more.

The flop came and two players, including Ayala, were all in for their tournament lives.

The three players with chips remaining checked through the flop. They checked through the turn when the hit.

They checked the river when the paired the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Ayala	44,000

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08-09-2019 21:36 UTC-4

Southern Poker Open: Jason Burch

Brentharrington

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Jason Burch is in the field and using one of his three specially-made card protectors. He's been married for ten years and has three daughters. Each daughter has a card protector.

Burch said he's keeping track of which card protector he wins the most with. He also wanted his wife, Amanda, to know that he's playing great.

Burch is from Houston, TX and he has been working as a Tech Consultant for 10 years. He travels all over to play poker tournaments and is sitting with just over 30,000 currently.

He has just over $3,000 in tournament winnings on four cashes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Burch	32,000 32,000	32,000

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Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

08-09-2019 20:54 UTC-4

Southern Poker Open Players: Mike Delavergne

Brentharrington

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Mike Delavergne is from Runaway Bay, TX and has lived there for seven years.

He is the owner of Skinny's Phone Repair shop and had been running that store since 2011. He's a big poker fan and plays a bunch of tournaments in the area.

He says that this is the first time he's been at a RunGood event and he's really enjoying it. He has six recorded tournament cashes all from this year for a total of $16,706 in career tournament winnings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Delavergne	19,000 19,000	19,000

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08-09-2019 20:52 UTC-4

Photos from Southern Poker Open Main Event FLT C

Hayley Hochstetler

08-09-2019 20:51 UTC-4

It Don't Matter If They Don't Call

MarkSlatcher

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

In a six-way limped pot, the flop comes . The action checks to the on the turn. Again, the action checks through. The dealer completes the board with the , and the small blind laughs out loud at the full house on the board.

Three players check and then Gary Burks bets 1,000 into the 1,800 pot. Four players fold in quick succession.

Burks' final opponent asks, "You guys are gonna leave it up to me? I fold."

Burks takes down the modest pot without showing his hole cards, but later says, "I had the ace. I thought I might've checked my way into quads."

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Burks	18,100 -5,700	-5,700

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08-09-2019 20:39 UTC-4

Lehr Goes After a Second Bag

MarkSlatcher

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Keith Lehr is back in action in Flight C. In case you thought Lehr already had his ticket to Day 2 by bagging in an earlier flight--you are correct. Lehr bagged up 93,000 in Flight A.

Apparently not satisfied with an average stack, Lehr is back to try to improve on that total.

"I'm back," Lehr tells everyone at the table, "It's going to be fast and furious today."

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Lehr	21,000

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

08-09-2019 20:27 UTC-4

Southern Poker Open Players: Angela Mijalis

Brentharrington

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

"This is the first time I've been able to play in a tournament in a long time," Angela Mijalis said.

Mijalis lives in Shreveport and is originally from Texas.

"This is the first time I've played in a long time," she said.

She says she normally likes to play tournaments and prefers the slow pace of tournament play.

She has two career cashes with $8,150 in career winnings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angela Mijalis	19,500

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08-09-2019 20:20 UTC-4

Overbet and Call

MarkSlatcher

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

With the board reading and 8,000 in the middle, Jeremiah Johnson overbet the pot for 10,000 from the small blind. His single opponent took little time to toss in call.

Johnson turned over for sixes full of sevens and took down a nice-sized pot in the early going.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremiah Johnson	45,000 45,000	45,000

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