Thursday, January 20, 2011

Event 2: The Comeback Kid

$300 + $50 NL (1 Re-Entry)

Celso Garcia Survives

With only 90 players left and 54 in the money, any move could make you, or break you.

One interesting story involves merchandising company worker, Celso Garcia (Charlotte, NC).

Celso was down to one measly 5,000 chip. He casually tossed it in for a pre-flop call and his opponents mistakenly thought he was all in. They got their 5,000 in and Celso decided he had the right price to call. "That lead to my first triple up."

Fast forward to a table change where Celso's wired Jacks held up for a double up. "Then I doubled up again."

Garcia now has some breathing room as he turned 5000 into 75,000 (his current chip stack).

Blinds are 1000 / 2000 with 300 antes.

Dinner break at 7:30pm.