Big Stax 1100 (Day 1A): Kraut Is Not Sour

Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Day 1A Entries: 167
Day 1A Players Remaining: 50
Average Stack: 167,000 (56 big blinds)

Alan Kraut

Action was picked up after a flop of J♠9♣4♣ with maybe 25,000 chips already in the pot.

Sitting UTG+2, Alan Kraut put out a bet of 35,000 before the big blind shoved all-in over the top for about 130,000.

Kraut counted out his chips several times, determining that he and his opponent had nearly even stacks. If he made the call, the loser might not quite be eliminated, but he definitely would have had fewer than 5 big blinds to his name.

After 2 minutes of contemplation, he deemed his draw worthy of a call.

Kraut: 8♣6♣     BB: J♦2♦

Turn: K♣
River: Q♣

The drama ended in a hurry when Kraut made his flush on the turn. Big blind was eliminated, and Kraut now has a shade under 300,000 chips.

Players are about to take a 15-minute color up break to remove the brown 100 chips from play before the final level of the night.