Level 2 Update: Chip Leaders Emerge From Pack
Jan 11, '10
Blinds: 150-300
Players Remaining: 74 out of 76 (Approximately)
Average Chip Count: 52,000
Notable Eliminations:
Barry Greenstein
Big Hands:
Ton Kleijen Takes Early Chip Lead
Bryn Kenney raised to 800 in middle position and Ton Kleijnen reraised from the button to 2,100. Jason Mercier then reraised out of the blinds to 5,725.
Kenney folded and Kleijnen called, seeing a flop of K
J
8
. Mercier checked and Kleijnen bet 10,000.
Mercier called and the turn was the 6. Mercier checked and Kleijnen moved all in for 33,475. Mercier tanked for about two minutes before he called, tabling AK. Kleijnen showed pocket kings and safely took the pot with the 8 on the river.
Mercier was crippled down to his last 8,000 and Kleijnen more than doubled up to about 100,000.
William Thorson Doubles Up
William Thorson is riding high after winning the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship last night and he’s already started off the High Roller Event with a bang as well.
On a board reading 9835
, Thorson was all in holding 76 against the 107 of Cornel Cimpan. The river was the 8 and Thorson doubled up to about 90,000 in chips. Cimpan, runner-up in last year’s POY race, is now down to 7,500.
Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Ton Kleijnen
So Long to Kleijnen
Jan 12, '10
On a flop of K63, Nick Schulman bet 4,300 and Ton Kleijnen raised to 15,000.
Schulman then set him all in and Kleijnen called with KQ for top pair. Schulman showed AK for a better kicker and eliminated his opponent when the turn and river safely fell 97. Schulman is now stacked with 110,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Nick Schulman, Ton Kleijnen
