Cory Ledet of New Orleans, LA topped 146 entries to win Event #2: $250 Sunday Feast on Sunday January 23.
Ledet had only one cash for $520 on his poker resume before taking down this tournament, making this win his first big splash on the tournament poker scene.
Three players committed 2,000 to the pot on the turn on a board that read 
. The river was dealt the 
.
From the small blind, James Graham bet 2,000. Joan Harper called in the cutoff then Liam McDonough raised to 10,000 from the button. Graham folded. Harper took a few moments before she called.
McDonough tabled the 
for a flush which bested the 
straight of Harper.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
27,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
26,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
142,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
|
132,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
95,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
83,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
70,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
52,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
36,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
||
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
15,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
11,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
8,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
A middle position player raised to 1,400. Andrew Miller shot it up to 4,100 from the hijack. Jessica Vierling was in the cutoff and ruffled her chips and thought for quite a while before four-betting to 9,000. The initial raiser folded and Miller smooth called.
The flop came 
. Miller checked and Vierling continued with a bet of 3,000, which caused Miller to fold instantly as Vierling took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Action was picked up with a pot of 9,000 in the middle on the turn with the board reading 
. MSPT legend Aaron Johnson was in the small blind and led out with an overbet of 10,000. Phillip Giola raised all in from middle position, Johnson snap-called and turned over the 
flush.
Gioia rolled over his 
two-pair, needing a four or queen on the river to make a full house. But the river came the 
and Gioia was busted.
"Up to your old tricks again huh?" said a tablemate as Johnson gathered in the nice haul to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
Busted |
The field has grown to 200 on Day 1b as the players head off to their second ten-minute break of the afternoon.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
The flop read 
. The button bet 3,000, Steve Wilkie raised to 15,000. The cutoff called and the button folded.
The turn was the 
. Wilkie led jammed all in for 21,000. The cutoff took a moment before he called.
Wilkie had the straight with the 
. While his opponent had the 
drawing to the nut flush.
The river was the 
to miss the cutoff and give Wilkie a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Adam Garrick was slightly covering his opponent in a preflop all in as Garrick held the 
while his opponent had the 
.
The flop came the 
. The turn was the and the river the [7s[ to keep the queens in the lead and bust the player holding ace-king.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
