Seidel Starts off Slowly
Level 2
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
In a hand on Table 2, Joris Ruijs opened the hijack for 2,500 and Erik Seidel, from the big blind, was the only caller. Seidel then check called the 1,500 flop continuation bet on 
. The 
on the turn saw Seidel elect to check once more and he swiftly folded to the 4,500 turn bet from Ruijs.
Seidel has not had the start he would have hoped for losing 30% of his stack in the first two levels whereas Ruijs, on the other hand, has had the opposite fortune and has grown his 100,000 starting stack to 180,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
71,000
-35,000
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-35,000 |
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