Dutch Boyd began the day on a short stack, and over the first hour-plus of play it became even shorter, so much so that he recently found himself all in from the big blind for less than 1,000. Up against a single opponent, Boyd held and was hoping to outrun .
The board obliged Boyd, coming , allowing him to survive with a little over 2,000.
"Legendary story," said Boyd. "How I came back from one big blind to win. Watch out, I'm back guys!"
Boyd managed a second double-up shortly thereafter when his beat an opponent's . All in preflop, Boyd caught two pair on the flop, then filled up on the turn. He's now sitting with about 4,000.
Dan Makowsky entered the pot from the button to 1,225 only to have his opponent in the big blind three-bet to 2,800.
Makowsky made the call to see the flop fall and a bet of 2,200 follow. Makowsky made it 4,400 to go only to have his opponent move all in for roughly 11,000 with Makowsky making the call.
Makowsky:
Opponent:
The turn and river landed the and to see Makowsky double his opponent up while slipping to 29,500 in chips.
The button opened for a 1,200 raise and Hasan Habib three-bet to 7,000 from the big blind. The button responded with a shove for his last 20,000 and Habib made the call, having him well-covered.
Habib
Button
Habib flopped trips on the board and took out his opponent. He's up to 72,000 in chips.
The dealer had delivered fourth street, with showing. Corwin Cole, chip leader entering today, checked from the big blind, and his lone opponent fired 6,000 from the button. Cole check-raised to 35,000, and his opponent called with the 16,100 total he had left with which to play.
Cole showed for two pair, while his opponent had and faint hopes to survive. The river ended those, and another player has hit the rail.
Cole has been quite active here in the early going on Day 2a, and after slipping a bit at the start is now back right around where he began the day with 230,000.
Unfortunately, there will not be a repeat November Nine performance for James Akenhead. Akenhead got the rest of his stack in the middle before the flop with but ran into an opponent's . Although the flop brought two spades, giving him a bit of a sweat, he did not catch up and his day came to an early end.
On a flop of with two hearts, Veronica Dabul found herself all in against an opponent.
Dabul:
Opponent:
With Dabul in great shape to stay alive, she would fade a brick when the turn landed the , but it would be the on the river that would send her to the rail.
Jorn Walthaus checked a flop, and Chad Batista bet 1,600 in position. Walthaus called. He check-called again after the on the turn when Batista bet 4,100. The river was the , and Walthaus checked a third street. "Lilholdem" checked behind with to discover that his flopped top pair and been rivered by Walthaus' . With two pair, Walthaus scooped the pot, moving to 160,000. Batista slipped to 73,000.
On a flop, Gabe Kaplan checked from the big blind and Luca Pagano bet 2,300.
"How much?" Kaplan asked the dealer.
"2,300."
"OK," he said, as he tossed out one orange 5,000 chip and three black 100 chips.
Confusion ensued, as many at the table believed Kaplan's action indicated a raise. The floor was brought over and the action was ruled as a call.
The turn was the and both players checked. When the hit the river, Kaplan led out for 3,100, leaving himself only 10,400 behind. After a bit of a dwell, Pagano made the call.
"Queen-high," Kaplan said.
Paganoshowed for nines and sevens and took it down. He's on about 31,000 in chips.
and was hoping to outrun 
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, allowing him to survive with a little over 2,000.
beat an opponent's 
. All in preflop, Boyd caught two pair on the 
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flop fall and a bet of 2,200 follow. Makowsky made it 4,400 to go only to have his opponent move all in for roughly 11,000 with Makowsky making the call.
and 
to see Makowsky double his opponent up while slipping to 29,500 in chips.
to see Jensen eliminate an opponent while climbing to over 65,000 in chips.
and faint hopes to survive. The 
. Although the flop brought two spades, giving him a bit of a sweat, he did not catch up and his day came to an early end.
with two hearts, Veronica Dabul found herself all in against an opponent.
to discover that his flopped top pair and been rivered by Walthaus' 
flop, Gabe Kaplan checked from the big blind and Luca Pagano bet 2,300.