Jeff Epstein owed his massive stack to picking up aces when another player had kings, but when we got to Table 31, it was Epstein's in the muck on a board of . Shawn Meyer had in front of him and the dealer shipped him 130,800 from Epstein's stack.
Day 1c has begun. As with the other flights, this will feature 30-minute levels, 20,000 in the starting stacks, and unlimited reentries until the start of Level 9.
Greg Jennings bet 100 on an board from the big blind, and the player under the gun called. The next player made it 650 to go, and both Jennings and the other player called. Action checked to the aggressor on the river, and he fired 2,000. Jennings called and the other player quickly folded.
The bettor indicated he couldn't win, and Jennings showed . His opponent rapped the table and mucked.
Jennings is coming off of a $118,000 score for winning HPT Kansas City.
The big blind checked to Yash Mudireddy, who bet 700 from middle position on a board. The big blind woke up with a raise to 2,150, and Mudireddy called. The big blind fired 3,150 on the river, and Mudireddy made it 10,000. The big blind swept in his chips after thinking briefly and put 10,000 in, but he couldn't beat Mudireddy's .
"You're lucky, good hand," the big blind said. "I have to learn to fade two outs."