We happened upon Table 41 with a big hand already in progress.
There was around 14,000 in the pot and a board reading when RunGood Ambassador Jamie Kerstetter moved all in for her last 17,000 or so. Kyle Anderson was on the button and hit the tank. He lifted his cards up, put them back down, and at times looked as if he was going to fold.
"Call," he said seemingly out of nowhere.
Kerstetter began to stand up and tabled her for kings. She knew it was no good though, and she was right as Anderson excitedly revealed the .
"I knew you had aces," Kerstetter said with a smile before collecting her things and exiting the tournament floor. She indicated she may return yet tonight, but if not we'll for sure see her tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Kerstetter's fellow RunGood Ambassador, Jordan Morgan, has also been eliminated from the tournament.
A player opened for 1,500 from early position and Travis Northrope called from the hijack. The big blind came along to make it three-way action to the flop, which fell . Two checks saw Northrope bet 2,125, only the big blind called, and the peeled off on the turn.
The big blind checked for a second time, and Northrope wasted little time in betting 3,100. The big blind quickly released and Northrope couldn't resist showing his .
Josh Reichard opted to fire another bullet here on Day 1a, and the second was going a bit better than the first as he worked his stack up to 28,000 or so. Unfortunately for him, that's when he hit a roadblock.
We missed the action, but we do know a preflop raising way resulted in a player getting his stack of 11,050 all in preflop against Reichard.
Reichard:
Opponent:
Reichard was crush, and he failed to find any help as the board ran out a clean .
Jamie started playing poker in 2002 while attending college at Rutgers and began taking the game more seriously while earning her law degree at the University of Michigan Law School. She left her legal career behind to pursue an online poker career that was grinded to a halt by Black Friday. She moved to Mexico and played high stakes tournaments as "AndTheLawWon." She returned to the US occasionally for live tournaments, placing 12th in the 2012 Borgata WPT Main Event for over $44,000, followed by a 22nd place finish in the following Borgata WPT.
She makes training videos for Tournament Poker Edge, and enjoys coaching players one-on-one in her spare time. She was featured in Bluff Magazine's article, "Leading Ladies: 10 to Watch," and actively promotes women in poker as a member of the "Grindettes." She is ecstatic to be living in New Jersey again, one of three states where online poker is now legal, and is proud to be a Team Pro for partypoker, one of the leading US sites.
Kerstetter is representing Run Good here in Council Bluffs, and we'll be sure to keep an eye on her all weekend long.
"I'm out," Ben Wiora told us as he walked by our desk. "Turn straight, river boat."
Wiora, who won the MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship a couple weeks ago for $114K, explained most of the money went in on the turn, and his last 5,000 or so followed on the river. He's going to wait until Day 1b before giving it another go.
Meanwhile, it appears RunGood Ambassador Bernard Lee has also been eliminated from the tournament.
After a player limped in early position, Corey Marsh raised to 625 from the hijack. Action folded back to the limper, who called, and the flop came down . Two checks brought the on the turn, and the early-position player bet 800. Marsh made the call and then bet 1,200 after his opponent checked the river.
A call was made and Marsh rolled over the for a flopped set. It was good as his opponent sent his cards to the muck.
when RunGood Ambassador Jamie Kerstetter moved all in for her last 17,000 or so. Kyle Anderson was on the button and hit the tank. He lifted his cards up, put them back down, and at times looked as if he was going to fold.
for kings. She knew it was no good though, and she was right as Anderson excitedly revealed the 
.
. Two checks saw Northrope bet 2,125, only the big blind called, and the 
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. Two checks brought the 
on the turn, and the early-position player bet 800. Marsh made the call and then bet 1,200 after his opponent checked the 
river.
for a flopped set. It was good as his opponent sent his cards to the muck.