Raising and Taking
"Take the count down to 738, please," said one of those directing the tournament just now into his walkie-talkie, delivering instructions to change the players remaining listed on the big board.
The tourney has now gotten within 100 eliminations of the cash (at 648 players), and we're seeing the action start to slow somewhat as the money bubble begins to appear in the distance.
A pass through Amazon Orange just now saw Ludovic Lacay raising and taking blinds and antes on one table. Then a player at David Paredes's table opened for 10,000 from middle position, Paredes reraised to 28,500 from the button, and the original raiser got out.
Finally Greg Mueller saw his neighbor to the left raise to 8,500 from the cutoff. "You just can't help yourself, can you?" joked Mueller, then he reraised to 18,000, forcing the blinds out and the original raiser to let his hand go as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
645,000 | 85,000 |
|
505,000 | 100,000 |
|
395,000 | 86,000 |