Several players have chipped up to double the starting stack or even more early on in the day. One of those is Jerome Sgorrano.
Just now Sgorrano bet 2,600 on a board against Andre Akkari. The Brazilian eyed the bet and eventually called. Sgorrano showed for a set of eights and that was enough to win the pot, moving to within a whisker of 30,000 chips halfway through the second level of the day.
On a board with 2,750 already in the middle, Melanie Weisner opted for a small 500 bet, which was enough to make her opponent fold. She was up around 12,000 after that hand.
A few moments later, Weisner called a four-bet pot preflop for 1,250 in middle position after a short tank, followed by the button calling as well. The initial raiser in the small blind then continued on the flop for 1,050, and both players called.
The action slowed down on the turn as everyone checked, but heated up after the river. The first player checked and Weisner fired 4,000. The button folded but Weisner was called by the small blind.
Melanie Weisner:
Small Blind:
Weisner's opponent had hit a gunshot on the river for the straight, and now Weisner is down to approximately 3,200.
Valentin Vornicu opened preflop and got two callers from the button and big blind. The flop came . It checked to Vornicu who put out a continuation bet. The button folded and the big blind check-raised to 600. Vornicu called.
The big blind continued on the turn for 800 and Vornicu called.
The river was the . The big blind bet 700 and Vornicu thought before raising to 3,500. His opponent thought for a while before folding.
"Queen-ten?" asked Vornicu. "It felt like queen-ten, but on the river your kicker doesn't play!"
Gary Miller raised preflop and got two callers from the button and big blind. The flop came and it checked to Miller who continued for 250. The button called and the big blind folded. The turn was the . Miller bet 350 and the button called again.
The river was the and both players checked. Miller showed and took down the pot.
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