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Mike McKeever pushed in over a raise with two callers. The raiser was the only caller with 
.
However, McKeever had 
and cruised to victory on a 
board to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,400 | 11,400 |
Dale Schlyer's beard is not small. Neither is his chip stack.
In fact, the only things small about Schlyer is the size of the pots he's played on the way to building that stack.
He told PokerNews it has been nothing but small ball through the first few levels today. No big confrontations. No bustouts. Just a smooth ride to a spot near the top of the counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Alicia LaPorte Pachla got so excited to get it in with versus 
and 
she jumped out of her chair.
Then she tripped over it, crashing to the ground laughing before the board rolled out 
, effectively tripling her up.
Unfortunately, she was relatively short, but inched back up above a starting stack after the hand, picked herself up off the ground and got back in her seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,500 | 1,500 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Niagara Falls, Canada's Tyler Nichols is off to a fast start and into the chip lead here in Niagara Falls, USA.
He picked up aces early on to pick up a big pot, then turned a king holding big slick versus pocket nines all in preflop to pick off another opponent and build a stack worth close to three buy-ins already.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,700 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Chris Babula just turned "garbage" on the button into two pair, a knockout and a spot at the top of the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Lancaster, NY's Rob Weber turned 
into a wheel and found an opponent willing to go all in with him on top pair and a flush draw holding 
.
Weber faded a heart on the river for the knockout and a spot among the early leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000 |
