Suzuki Up, Then Down
Hand #1: Patrick Suzuki shoved just under a starting stack in from middle position over two limpers and action folded around to Caleb Meyer, who re-jammed in the big blind and forced the two limpers out of the pot.
Patrick Suzuki:
Caleb Meyer:
Upon seeing Meyer's hand, Suzuki stood up to sweat the runout for his tournament life. That sweat lasted all of about a second as the flop gave him the nuts. The turn and river made the hand official and the double was shipped his way.
Hand #2: Moments later, Suzuki got stacks in preflop once more from early position against a re-jam from Carlos Lopez in middle position for 37,700.
Carlos Lopez:
Patrick Suzuki:
Lopez was the one who stayed on top, winning the coin flip by way of making a full house on a runout of to take him above three starting stacks while sending Suzuki down to just a handful of big blinds remaining in his stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Carlos Lopez
|
81,400
24,400
|
24,400 |
Caleb Meyer |
25,700
-28,400
|
-28,400 |
Patrick Suzuki |
13,300
-9,200
|
-9,200 |