The Big Stack Bully Has Arrived
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
"SM" arrived with his massive stack over on table six and one of the first few hands produced a flop of 9♦8♣3♠. Stephen Courtney in the big blind led for 11,000 and Brandon Matthews called in the hijack. SM then bumped it up to 45,000 in the cutoff and both opponents folded.
"I had two pair," Matthews added and that left SM somewhat surprised.
SM then opened to 5,000 in the next hand for Courtney and Tanith Rothman to defend their blinds. Only Courtney check-called for 5,000 on the A♣5♥3♦ flop to then check-fold the 9♦ turn when SM made it 10,500 to go.
SM continues his very aggressive playing style that has propelled him to the largest stack in the room right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
260,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
208,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
85,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |