Griffin Gives Up Chips Early
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
A player in middle position raised to 125, and Gavin Griffin three bet in the cutoff to 275. The blinds folded, and his opponent made the call. The flop came out 
, and Griffin's opponent bet 275. Griffin called, and the turn brought the 
. His opponent once again led out, this time for 600. Griffin decided to raise this time, upping it to 1,600. His opponent fired back with a raise to 3,100, and Griffin called. The river brought the 
, and Griffin then faced a big bet of 5,600. Griffin threw in the call, then mucked when his opponent showed 
for a broadway straight. We are just twenty minutes into the tournament, and Griffin has lost half his stack after that hand.