Palma Doubles Up with Ace-King
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The under-the-gun player opened to 5,000 and Joe Palma shoved for his last 20,000 from the cutoff with just minutes to play in Day 1.
The player in the big blind took 90 seconds to debate his move but wouldn't pull the trigger on a call or a four-bet as both he and the under-the-gun player had massive stacks and he didn't want to take the risk. The original raiser called.
Joe Palma: 
Under the Gun: 
Palma enjoyed an incredible 
flop to have his opponent drawing to just two outs without backdoors. The 
and 
completed the board and Palma was able to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 |
runout for Grandin, who added even more chips to impressive Day 1 just before the end of the day.
he was eliminated by Lenn Branscam. After day 1a, Natal also failed during this day 1b, in his attempt to qualify for day 2.
on the board. Payman Taheri moved all in from the small blind with 71,500. The early position player called, as did the button, who was the small stack.
river changed nothing, locking up the pot for Taheri. In doing so, he eliminated the button while doubling up through the early position player, giving him one of the largest stacks in the room as the end of the day draws near.
board, giving a straight for John Dreux and Gustavo Perdomo could not realize the double knockout, but he still got a big stack for that end of the day.
as he sent 7,000 chips to "The Shark", who is thoroughly enjoying a successful Day 1b.
turn, Hammers moved all in. After a moment or two, her opponent made the fold.
, much to the dismay of the early position player, who claimed to have a pair of fives.