Birthday Boy Lichtenberger Climbing Early
Andrew Lichtenberger showed up a little late to the start of the event today. Maybe he feels like he earned it, it is his birthday after all! Upon arriving to his seat, Lichtenberger was presented with a rather un-birthday-like chair, the three seat at his table which has a steel bar banging against his legs. Not quite the comfort any birthday boy should be in.
At any rate, Lichtenberger is getting involved early and often. Twice he was battling with Ting He on the opposite side of the table.
We picked up the first hand between these two on the flop of 
and Lichtenberger fired 3,200 into a pot of about 5,000. He took his time and then tossed his hand away, allowing Lichtenberger to pick up this pot.
A few hands later, Lichtenberger called a 2,000-chip raise out of the big blind from He, who had raised out of the cutoff seat. The flop came down 
and Lichtenberger check-called a continuation bet of 3,000 from He before the 
landed on the turn. Lichtenberger checked again and He checked behind. After the river completed the board with the 
, both players checked again.
Lichtenberger couldn't get He to bite with the 
. Lichtenberger held the 
for a full house.
Lichtenberger is up to about 49,000 in chips.