Stroud Having Fun Going Over 100,000
Matt Stroud was just seen with a pile of chips in front of him that appeared to be over six figures in total. He was kind enough to share his journey so far, stating that he had a few crazy hands to recount. He began to laugh as he said it, igniting even more laughter from tablemate Tim Gilliam, who was on Stroud's direct right.
Hand #1:
According to Stroud, he had called a raise with 
and went multiway (at least four ways) to a flop of 
. Action checked to Stroud and he bet 3,000. He received one caller before the turn came 
, giving him an open-ended straight draw. He bet another 6,000 and was called. The river fell 
to give him a straight and he went all in. His opponent called and sent his cards to the muck when Stroud tabled the backdoor straight.
Hand #2:
Moments later, Stroud opened again and received a call from the big blind. Stacks ended up getting in on a flop of 
.
Matt Stroud: 
-offsuit
Big Blind:
Despite flopping top pair, Stroud was way behind his opponent's top kicker to go along with it. The turn was of no help but the river fell to improve Stroud to aces up and send another player to the rail.
Hand #3:
Stroud raised preflop and found three callers to bring a flop of 
. He made a continuation-bet of 4,000 and was raised all in by another player in the hand. He made the call.
Matt Stroud: 
All-In Player: 
Stroud's overpair of kings with the second-nut-flush draw was in need of improvement to his opponent's flopped flush. The turn came 
and he was down to one card in order to improve to score a third knockout in short span. The river 
fell in his favor to do just that, earning him a third knockout in a short timeframe and bringing him to around 110,000 in chips along the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 73,000 |