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We haven't seen Russell Crane around lately, and it appears the pro was unable to run his short stack up to begin the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Watching dozens of hands in succession has shown that the standard opening raise at this level has been universally set at 3,200, or 2x the bb in the current vernacular.
So when Jason Wright raised to 5,000 after the action folded around to him in the cutoff, his raise of more than three times the big blind drew a few raised eyebrows from his opponents.
"I'll tell you why after you fold," said Wright, sensing that his peculiar raise had piqued the curiosity of the table. "After you fold though."
The button and blinds dutifully mucked their cards, and Wright held up his 
for the table to see.
"I've had these three times now," Wright continued. "And every time they've been magnets for the ace on the flop... Don't want anyone coming in there with that ace-jack now."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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46,700 | 7,800 |
With about 9,000 chips in the pot and the board reading 
, Warwick Mirzikinian had a bet of 4,500 placed in front of him. His opponent on the other side of the table was in the tank. Eventually he decided to shove for what he said was about 28,000.
Mirzikinian thought about it for roughly a minute before making the call.
Mirzikinian: 
Opponent: 
Mirzikinian had made the right call and he was rewarded when the board came down 
then 
to give him the winning hand and improving him to a straight he didn't needed.
With that hand, Mirzikinian has jumped up as one of the chip leaders early in the day here.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | -35,000 |
After a raise from Amanda Musumeci preflop, an opponent made a sizable 3-bet. When action came back to Musumeci, she made a minimum 4-bet. Then her opponent shoved his remaining stack and Musumeci snap called.
Musumeci: 
Opponent: 
It was the classic flip situation that is infamous in tournaments. Musumeci would like her side of the coin as the flop came 
. That flopped set would bring very little hope for the opponent. The turn would bring a smile to Musumeci's face as she turned quads with the . The river 
meant nothing and Musumeci won the massive flip to bring her stack up to 177,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
177,000 |
With the board reading 
, and about 10,000 in the pot already, Kelly Slay checked to her opponent.
This prompted a bet of 6,600, to which Slay responded with an all-in declaration, with her last 23,700 being put at risk. This power play achieved its goal, and Slay took down the pot after a quick fold.
Three recent hands involving a few of the more active players in the field just illustrated the power of the three-bet in modern poker.
First, Jesse Sylvia opened for 3,200 on the button, but folded after an opponent moved all in over the top.
A few minutes later, Fergal Nealon tried the same trick, raising to 3,200 from middle position. Once again, a reraise from an opponent in the blinds forced the opener to muck the hand.
We then saw Marcus Aurelius add to his sprawling chip castle, when he took down a pot with a reraise to 11,500 after an opponent opened for 3,200.
These hands demonstrate the fact that, in today's hyper aggressive game, entering the pot for a raise means nothing if you can't stand the heat of a three-bet.
One of the bigger stacks coming into today was Orjan Skommo. He had over 120,000 and after a big all in hand he moved up to 160,000.
It happened when he was on the flop of a board of 
. Skommo bet out 5,000 into an already inflated pot. Then with the swiftness of a sword the action from Skommo's opponent was a quick "all in" declaration. This prompted an immediate call by Skommo.
Skommo was proud to show his 
for a flopped set. His opponent had pocket aces 
. The turn gave a sweat with the 
. That gave straight outs for Skommo's opponent, but the river was the .
After doing some counting Skommo covered his opponent and started stacking large towers to show his leadership as one of the biggest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | 34,800 |
We caught a big hand brewing between Erik Seidel and Gabriel Nassif. The two men got the money in preflop and were racing for stacks.
Nassif was holding 
while Seidel held 
.
The flop came down 
giving Nassif the instant lead in the hand. Seidel wasn't able to catch up on the turn or the 
river. Nassif had Seidel covered, and because he did, Seidel's tournament life was ended.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,000 | 3,400 |
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Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
After entering this Day 2 with a short stack, J.C. Tran has taken down another big pot to move into more comfortable chip position.
We saw Tran all in for his last 16,400, with the final board reading 
, and the tabled. Jacob Bazeley held the 
and his hand was second best, giving Tran the double up in this classic coin flip confrontation.
Shortly after this win, Tran doubled through again, and this time it was him holding big slick. Tran's 
prevailed over an opponent's 
after the board ran out 
, and the dangerous pro doubled his 38,200 in consecutive coin flip hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,500 | 52,700 |
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31,400 | -14,300 |