Bowers Blasting as Day 2 Bubble Approaches
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
While several players remaining in the field hold stacks of over 300,000, a quick scan of the room sees Derek Bowers with the only stack above the 400,000 mark.
In a recent pot he defended his small blind versus a middle position raise and a call from the button.
The 
flop was checked through, but on the 
turn, Bowers led out for 10,000.
He got folds from his two opponents to collect the pot and extend his chip lead a bit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000 | 80,000 |
against his opponent's 
, but managed to score a runout of 
to win the pot with a pair of kings, essentially tripling up with the blinds and antes. 
versus joseph Rowe's 
and after a runout of 
, the winner of the RGPS Cleveland Ambassador Bounty tournament was eliminated, ending his cameo appearance in the main event.
versus Mackiewicz's 
. The board brought her no help and the Niagara region crusher's first trip to the Jack Cleveland Casino ended unceremoniously.
