Early Chip Leader Tanner Martinelli Eliminated
May 05, '17
Jeffrey Klein is up to more than 70,000 in chips after busting Tanner Martinelli, who had a stack of 65,000 earlier today, good for the unofficial chip lead at the time.
A player in early position opened to 500 and three players called. The flop fell Q
7
5
, and Martinelli on the button put his short stack all in with K
8
for a flush draw.
Klein was in the hand with Q
7
for two pair. He made the call and everyone else folded. The turn brought the 9
, which gave Martinelli a straight draw to go along with his spades. However, the 8
on the river wasn’t one of his outs and he hit the rail.
Player Tags: Jeffrey Klein, Tanner Martinelli
Austin Buchanan Finds A Double Up
May 05, '17
Jeffrey Klein opened in the cutoff with J
10
, and Austin Buchanan moved all in for his short stack with A
K
. It was folded back around to Klein, and he made the call. The pot stood at about 12,000 (60 big blinds at the time).
The flop fell J
8
3
, giving Klein top pair. However, the K
on the turn put Buchanan back in front. The A
on the river gave Buchanan an unneeded two pair, and he doubled up to about half the starting stack.
Player Tags: Jeffrey Klein, Austin Buchanan