Some Early Big Stacks
All these players rank in the top 100 in the early going.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | |
|
140,000 | 140,000 |
|
125,000 | |
|
114,000 | -7,000 |
|
107,000 | |
|
97,000 | |
|
92,000 |
but early position opener "Clyde1848" had him pipped with pocket eights. The board brought nothing to help Elias.
flop, Gleb "IamMVP" Tremzin and Darren Elias got stacks in with Elias drawing holding 
against bottom set. Black wheel cards hit on the turn and river to leave Elias on 15 big blinds.
flop for 3,600 apiece, a three-bet from Ivan "Negriin" Vilchez on the button. Vilchez continued for 2,950 and only Jarkko "Long Drink" Nystrom, the under-the-gun opener, called. Nystrom check-called another 8,050 on the 
turn, bringing a 
.
river. poseidon090 checked and Timmis shoved for more than twice the 14K pot effective.
but was smashed the whole way by 
flop, Sein continued for 835. The small blind folded but Jason Koon fired in a raise to 2,335. That was the price for the 
turn, which checked through. On the 
river, Koon bet 600 into 7,200 or so and Sein called with 
.
and conceded the pot.
