Before the end of Level 1, pelicancruse picked up pocket Jacks, but ran up against pocket Queens. Only down to 16,000 chips, and it could have turned out much worse!
Bartyuk picked up the rockets on the button, two players limp in and he raises 2000 to go. Both players call, which spells possible bad news. Flop comes K Q 5, and the early limper bets 1000. The second limper folds and Bartyuk calls. Blank, check check on the turn. The river is a King, and the opponent fires out 2000, which Bartyuk calls. Bartyuk lost a huge pot to a set of Kings.
On the next hand, however, Bartyuk flopped a King-high flush, and managed to grab a few chips back.
miw420 continues to accumulate chips, now holding 29,000. lennie10 is still around the starting point, holding 19,800. The average stack is currently around 25,000.
The prize pool has just been announced, with $7.8 million ready to be paid out to 80 of 780 entrants in this year’s event. First place will pick up AUD$1,650,000, while second place walks away with a cool million. Every player in the room now has their eyes set on the prize.
– Phil @ CarbonPoker
