Lady Luck Shines on Hand En Route To Reaching Day 2 of the $1K Super Tuesday
Day 1 of SCOOP 56-H: $1,050 NLHE Super Tuesday took place on May 20, and saw its 378 field whittled to a more manageable 47. Team PokerStars' Fintan "easywithaces" Hand is one of the players returning for Day 2, doing so with 1,635,422 chips, enough for fifth place at the restart.
No matter how well they play, Lady Luck plays a significant role a poker player's success. Had one key hand played out slightly differently, Hand would have been watching the rest of this event from the sidelines.
During the 3,000/6,000 level, approximately 4.5 hours into the action, Hand three-bet all-in for 95,250 with pocket tens from the small blind after "Benmiller500" had min-raised in the cutoff and "Nacho124441" called on the button. The initial raiser folded, but "Nacho124441" called with queen-jack.
A jack on the turn looked set to send Hand to the rail, but a nine on the river improved Hand to a winning straight, doubling his stack, and setting the Irishman on his way for another deep SCOOP run.
Play resumes at 5:30 p.m. BST on May 21, with each of the 47 returning players guaranteed $2,251. However, $69,099 awaits the eventual champion. Will Hand be that winner?