Andy Ranaletti forced Rick Block into a tough spot moments ago, shoving 17,200 into a pot of close to 25,000 with the board reading .
Block took a lot of time on this one, eventually folding face up after Ranaletti agreed to show as well. Ranaletti turned over , having turned a boat and faded Block's bigger full house outs.
Kieth Mueller bagged 68,400 in chips to end Day 1b, but since this is a best stack forward event, allowing players to re-enter and attempt to build a bigger stack even when they bag, he's taking another shot here tonight.
Mueller had been nursing a relatively short stack, but just got it all in three-ways against Sal Incartona and a third player.
After a board ran out, Mueller's held against Incartona's and the third now busted player's . As a result, he's now on the road to success in his quest to build a bigger stack than what he bagged, having already pushed past that mark.
With registration now closed the tournament staff have released prizepool information for this event.
A total of 569 entries created a whopping $91,893 prizepool almost doubling the $50,000 guarantee. Some 54 spots will get paid with a min-cash ringing in at $395 and first-place earning a healthy $21,137.
Former PokerNews Managing Editor turned iBus Media Sports Editor-in-Chief and proud Buffalonian Brett Colson fired a couple of bullets into this flight.
His second shot at running deep ended unceremoniously when he folded for what appeared to be 27 straight orbits, then shoved short with and failed to improve against Kieth Mueller's .
Andy Spears has moved into familiar position at the top of the chip counts as the first player up and over 150,000 in chips.
Spears told PokerNews he's played the calling station to perfection, collecting pot after pot with little more than top pair and a magnetic ability to attract ill-timed bluffs.
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face up after Ranaletti agreed to show as well. Ranaletti turned over 
, having turned a boat and faded Block's bigger full house outs.
river to drag this one.
held against Incartona's 
. As a result, he's now on the road to success in his quest to build a bigger stack than what he bagged, having already pushed past that mark.
against Nick Walker's 
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to the turn. However, Weiyi busted them both after the 
river made her a flush.
and failed to improve against Kieth Mueller's 
