Chuck Gekle Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,857)
Mar 24, '13
Chuck Gekle was all in preflop on a short stack with J-2 and John Miner called with 109. The board ran out 1097J9 and Gekle was eliminated in 12th place, good for $2,857. Miner was up to 680,000 after the hand, which makes him the chip leader.
Player Tags: John Miner, Chuck Gekle
Steve Michaelis Doubles Up
Mar 24, '13
Steve Michaelis raised to 11,000 preflop and John Miner reraised to 25,000. Chuck Gekle reraised all in from middle position and Michaelis reraised all in over the top of him. Miner went into the tank after that and eventually folded pocket queens. The two live players then flipped over their cards.
Michaelis: KK
Gekle: AJ
Board: 864KJ
Michaelis won the hand and he more than doubled up to 195,000 (39 bb). Gekle took a hit and his stack was down to 70,500 (14 bb).
Player Tags: Steven Michaelis, Chuck Gekle