The table folded around to the button, and the player there opened to 4,200. In the big blind, Garry Gates took a minute counting down his short stack before moving all 17,700 of his chips across the betting line. His opponent quickly called, and the news was not good for Gates as the cards were turned up:
Gates:
Opponent:
Drawing slim for his survival, Gates had to love the flop that vaulted him into a big lead. He still had to sweat a bit with two to come, but the turn and river were blanks, the and respectively.
Finding his three-outer, Gates has climbed back into the game with that double up, sitting now with more than 36,000.
We've got 14 levels down, two to go. Ah, but first, one more break. It's another ten-minute sabbatical, and we'll be back to finish off Day 1 in just a few.
From under the gun, Matthew Chang raised to 5,000. Patrick Karschamroon called from the next seat, another player in middle position called, the cutoff seat called and then Eddy Sabat called in the big blind.
The five players saw the flop come down and Sabat and Chang checked to Karschamroon. He bet 20,000 and the next player folded. The cutoff seat raised all in for 64,400. Sabat folded and then action fell on Chang. He tanked and tanked, for about seven minutes into the break before finally folding. Karschamroon snap-called and tabled the for middle set. His opponent in the cutoff seat held the .
The turn was the and the river the to keep Karschamroon's set of tens as the best hand. He eliminated his opponent and saw his chip stack swell to 230,000.
Chang was pacing back and forth behind the table, exciting about the good fold he claimed to just make. When some of the other tablemates asked what he had, he said that he laid down the other two queens. Still, as play rolls into the next levels, Chang is telling everyone about the great fold he fold. "Can you believe I laid that down?" he said.
The table folded around to the hijack seat where Andrew Moreno stuck his last 22,700 into the middle of the felt. Two seats over, Lori Nunes reraised with a big stack of pink T5,000 chips, and that was enough to get her heads up with Moreno with a shot at claiming his bounty.
Showdown
Moreno:
Nunes:
The flop was not a good one for Moreno as Nunes pulled into a big lead with top pair. The flop was bad, but the turn was the money card for the at-risk player. Moreno made his unbeatable straight, and the river was just a formality.
Finding his card on the turn, Moreno has doubled his way back into contention with 51,000.
From early position, Andrew Moreno raised to 4,500. Justin Kruger called from the big blind and the flop came down . Both players checked and the turn brought the . Kruger led for 5,000 and Moreno folded.
The hijack raised to 6,000 and Eddy Sabat called on the button. Patrick Karschamroon called from the big blind and the flop came down . Action checked over to Sabat and he bet 4,600. Karschamroon folded and the hijack seat made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river completed the board with the and the hijack seat bet 6,000. Sabat said that he thought his opponent had queens or sevens and then thought it over for a little bit before calling. The hijack seat showed the and Sabat mucked his hand.
Action folded to Garry Gates in the small blind and he raised to 6,000. Seneca Easley called in the big blind and the flop came down and both players checked. The turn brought the and Gates bet 8,000. Easley folded and Gates won the pot. He's up to about 55,000 now.
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flop that vaulted him into a big lead. He still had to sweat a bit with two to come, but the turn and river were blanks, the 
and 
respectively.
and Sabat and Chang checked to Karschamroon. He bet 20,000 and the next player folded. The cutoff seat raised all in for 64,400. Sabat folded and then action fell on Chang. He tanked and tanked, for about seven minutes into the break before finally folding. Karschamroon snap-called and tabled the 
.
and the river the 
to keep Karschamroon's set of tens as the best hand. He eliminated his opponent and saw his chip stack swell to 230,000.
flop was not a good one for Moreno as Nunes pulled into a big lead with top pair. The flop was bad, but the turn 
was the money card for the at-risk player. Moreno made his unbeatable straight, and the 
river was just a formality.
. Both players checked and the turn brought the 
. Action checked over to Sabat and he bet 4,600. Karschamroon folded and the hijack seat made the call.
and both players checked. The turn brought the 
and Gates bet 8,000. Easley folded and Gates won the pot. He's up to about 55,000 now.