Morgan's Playing Bad No Matter What
Level 4
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
The atmosphere in this tournament can be described in many ways, and jovial is definitely one of them.
"A $300 tournament or a $1,000,000 tournament, it doesn't matter. I'll play bad," John Morgan said with a smile during some table chatter.
Morgan just lost a pot to Paul Newey and we caught the action on the flop. The flop showed 
when Morgan bet 55,000 from the small blind and Newey called from the big.
The turn was the 
and Morgan bet 105,000 after which Newey raised to 275,000. Morgan tanked for about 30 seconds and called.
On the river the 
hit and both players checked. Morgan showed 
and his hand was mucked when Newey tabled his 
. Newey raked in the pot and he's off to a great start here today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500,000
328,000
|
328,000 |
|
2,655,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |