Bartholdi Over Jones
Not long after folding a hand preflop to Elisabeth Hille's three-bet, Ryan Jones was back at it in a hand versus his neighbor to the left, Joe Bartholdi.
The hand saw Jones check-calling a flop bet from Bartholdi after the first three community cards came 
. Both players then checked the 
turn.
The river brought the 
, and when Bartholdi fired 10,000, Jones called without too much hesitation. Bartholdi then flipped over 
for trip jacks, and Jones exhaled as he showed one of his cards — the 
— while mucking.
Jones has nonetheless chipped up during Day 2a and right now sits with just about twice the stack with which he began the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
94,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
58,000
72,000
|
72,000 |