Morgenstern Defeats Gonzales
Level 2
: 200/400, 0 ante
The second player to advance to the official bracket through the play in round is Anton Morgenstern. Matthew Gonzales was standing up from the seat and a floorman arrived to fill out all the paperwork.
According to Morgenstern, it was two big hands that brought him to victory. He first called a three-bet to 3,700 with 
and saw a 
flop, on which he called a bet of 2,400 by Gonzales. On the turn, Gonzales check-called a bet of 9,600 and did so again for 21,000 on the 
river.
In the second level of play, it was yet another three-bet pot and Morgenstern flopped top pair with 
on 
with one club. Gonzales check-called a bet of 4,000 and jammed the 
turn for 15,000 with 
. The river was a blank and that sent Morgenstern through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted |