$1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap
Jul 01, '08
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Players Left: 52 of 2,693
Chip Leaders:
Scott Sitron - 560,000
Corwin Cole - 420,000
Andrey Zaichenko - 370,000
Jeffery Courtney - 240,000
Mimi Tran - 230,000
Cody Slaubaugh - 220,000
Daniel Heimiller - 192,000
Gary Marcum - 180,000
Hans Erlandsson - 175,000
Matthew Matros - 168,000
Alvin Zeidenfeld - 163,000
Average Stack: 155,365
Eliminations:
Jason Morgan
John Monnette
Nath Pizzolatto
Big Hands and Storylines:
It’s a Good Day To Have Ace-Queen: Part I
John McCauley raised to 30,000 from the cutoff and the button moved all-in for 120,000. McCauley, who only had 60,000 left behind, made the call with A
Q
while the button had 66
. The flop was J9
5 and the turn was the 10, giving McCauley an open-ended straight-draw in addition to his two over cards. Before either player even had a chance to soak in the suspense, the dealer turned over the Q, giving McCauley new life in the tournament. After the hand he was up to about 190,000.
It’s a Good Day To Have Ace-Queen: Part II
Corwin Cole raised to 15,000 from early position. A player in middle position called, and the player to his left moved all-in. The dealer counted up the chips and it was 52,000 more to Cole. After only about 20 seconds of thought, Cole made the call. The third player quickly folded and the two showed their hands:
Cole: AQ
Opponent: 88
The flop came K99 and Cole was drawing to six outs. The 5 was unhelpful, but once again, a queen – the Q – appeared on the river to help out ace-queen. Cole's opponent wasted no extra time at the table. He immediately walked over to the payout stand, located a mere 4 or 5 feet from his seat, and informed the tournament officials that he had been eliminated.
Cole is now up to 420,000.
Spraggons’ Kings Crack Aces
Ben “Spraggs” Spraggons and James Morgan got all in pre-flop. Morgan was well ahead with his AA dominating Spraggons’ KK. The flop was harmless: 842. The turn was anything but harmless however. When the K came off the deck Morgan sprung from his chair like it was electrified and began to bemoan his bad luck, “I’m not meant to win this year.” The turn blanked, and just like that Spraggons was up to 90,000. Morgan, down to 30,000, would be eliminated two hands later when his 73 was no match for, what else, KK.
Player Tags: Mimi Tran, Alvin Zeidenfeld, Cody Slaubaugh, Jason Morgan, Hans Erlandsson, Scott Sitron, Andrey Zaichenko, Corwin Cole, Gary Marcum, Jeff Courtney
