Trotter Loses Race; Busts
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Level 13
: 700/1,400, 200 ante
Chris Trotter fulfilled a lifelong dream today by being featured in the PokerNews Live Reporting blog, but unfortunately he was unable to survive Day 1a.
A few moments ago, he was all in and at risk preflop for roughly 25,000 with 
. Jerry Barlow had him at risk with 
.
"What do we need, Mr. Trotter?" someone asked him.
"To hold!" he responded, excitedly.
The 
flop was favorable for Trotter, but the 
on the turn gave Barlow six extra outs to win the hand. The 
spiked on the river, giving Barlow a winning pair of queens, and Trotter shot backwards at the site of the card.
He quickly collected himself, and wished the table luck before exiting.
Barlow now sits with 120,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
Busted |
.
, giving Barlow a straight. The all-in player could still survive with a ten or running chop cards, but the turn and river both brought deuces.
and his opponent 
, then the 
and river the 
, and Bell remains alive with about 120 Day 1a players left.
, and after the small blind checked the big blind pushed all in for just under 16,000. Jacobson thought a moment then called, and the small blind stepped aside.
. But the turn was the 
and the river the 
. The player fired another 10,000, and Cook instantly called again.
completed the board, and the player fired a third and final bullet worth 15,000. Cook snap-folded, and is now down to 150,000 chips.
. Jerry Barlow moved all in for 38,300, and Raymer immediately called.
respectively, and Raymer doubled to 99,600 chips.
