Jeff Joseph seems to have a big stack early in every event he plays in the Summer Slam. Flopping top set against an overpair certainly helps.
We walked up to the table to see Johannes Mueller open to 550 from early position and the player on the button three-bet to 2,000. Joseph flatted from the small blind and Mueller came along as well to see a flop. Joseph led out, Mueller folded and the button raised. Joseph pushed out a tall stack of yellow T5,000 chips to put his opponent all in, and he was called instantly.
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Joseph flopped a set at the perfect time and was able to fade disaster on the turn and river to eliminate a player and cross 60,000 in chips.
Monday is a holiday in Canada, which means many Canadian travelers are taking advantage of the long weekend by crossing the border into Western New York. This has resulted in long wait times getting in and out of the U.S. — bad news for Canadian players making the trip to play the Main Event today.
Sonny Rattan and Scott Aitchison both told us it took them three hours to get into the States this morning. Fellow Canadians Cameron Bartolotta and Kali Zurek also arrived late after dealing with a long delay at the border.
From a field of 130 entrants on Friday, only 16 managed to survive and advance to Day 2. Alex Rivera led the way with a massive stack of 379,000 after hitting two huge draws to take the chip late in the day.
Here's a look at the 16 players who already punched their ticket to Day 2 of the Main Event on Sunday.
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flop. Joseph led out, Mueller folded and the button raised. Joseph pushed out a tall stack of yellow T5,000 chips to put his opponent all in, and he was called instantly.
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river to eliminate a player and cross 60,000 in chips.
