Ausmus With the Early Momentum
Level 36
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Jeremy Ausmus limped in on the button and Tom Marchese checked his option. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Marchese check-called a bet of 250,000 from Ausmus and the 
completed the board. Marchese checked again and Ausmus fired out another bet of 1,500,000. Marchese looked him up and Ausmus turned over 
for two pair to win the pot.
Ausmus went on to win the next few pots as well to take over the chip lead in the opening part of this heads-up match. With the average stack being over 100 big blinds and the stacks fairly level, it could be a long battle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,100,000 | 5,700,000 |
|
25,500,000 | -5,700,000 |