Richard Leach
In a weird twist of fate, the bubble boy is Richard Leach (Washington, D.C.) and is the first player to get paid today.
Leach busts with KK against Jerry Stecher (Elmhurst, NY) who hit a wheel on the river while holding AK. Leach heads straight to the pay window for his consolation prize of $1,000 for finishing second in chips at the end of Day 1A.
Leach spirits lift just a bit as he realizes the bonus money is better than a 64th place finish.
On his elimination hand, Leach calls a preflop raise with pocket Kings and then calls a 3-bet to 55k (blinds 5k/10k/1k ante).
On the flop of Q 7 5, Stecher open shoves 500k and covers Leach, who snap calls with 300k.
After a 3 on the turn, Stecher has the winning straight when a 5 hits the river.
"I wouldn't have done it, if I didn't have chips," says Stecher who is now close to 900k.
Leach's elimination sends the remaining 130 players into the money as they earn $737, but Leach takes home a bit more than that.
Stecher Stacks Chips
How is possible for AK to make a straight on the river on a board of Q7535? Thanks for the update but it is a bit confusing!
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