Good Start for Ladny
Eric Ladny has had a strong first two-and-a-half levels thus far. Just now he opened another pot with a raise to 400 from the cutoff and got one caller on the button.
The flop came 
, and Ladny continued with a bet of 550 which his opponent called. The turn was the 
, prompting a check from Ladny. The button pushed out a bet of 1,200, and Ladny called.
The river was another deuce -- the 
-- and Ladny quickly tapped the table again to check. His opponent didn't hesitate either, this time betting 2,200. Ladny thought for a moment, and when he announced he was calling his opponent immediately nodded, acknowledging he was beat.
"Show me a winner," Ladny's opponent said, holding his cards face down over the felt. Ladny obliged, turning over 
, and his opponent mucked.
Ladny is up over 40,000 now, better than twice his starting stack.