Brian Okin might be the biggest stack in Day 2b. If not, he's near the top. His neighbor John Gordon, a.k.a. Muscles, is on the opposite end of the spectrum — at least for now.
He just doubled up to 12,000 with pocket fours against pocket threes. He was down to less than 6,000.
"I lost a big one," Georgios Zisimopoulos admitted. Soon after, he was spotted all in from the small blind and took the big blind and antes.
Two hands later, Zisimopoulos raised to 2,700 from the cutoff and the button three-bet to 8,500. The small blind called and Zisimopoulos elected to fold. After a flop of , the small blind checked and the button won the pot with a bet of 10,000.
As for Zisimopoulos, the Greek has dropped to less than half the starting stack and will have to spin it up soon to avoid elimination.
The players have been sent on the third 20-minute break of the day. Another full level will be played before the 90-minute dinner break takes place at approximately 8:05 p.m. local time.
While you wait, have a look at this insightful hand analysis from Patrick Leonard.