Big Stax 1100 (Day 1B): Players on First Break

Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Day 1B Entries: 124

Matt Itkin

Players are currently on their first 15-minute break of the day, but Matt Itkin picked up a nice win before leaving the room.

An unnamed player raised to 625 from UTG+1 before Itkin re-raised to 1,525 from the button. The blinds folded and UTG+1 made the call.

Flop: Q♦9♣7♣
Turn: 8♣
River: 3♥

UTG+1 was the aggressor the whole way, leading out for 2,100 after the flop, 3,200 after the turn and 5,200 after the river. Itkin was content with flat-calling the whole way, even though he had the best starting hand in poker.

Itkin: A♣A♥
UTG+1: A♦Q♣

"Another club would've been crazy," he said as his pocket aces held up against UTG+1's pair of queens.