Big Stax 1100 (Day 2): Duong Cuts Into Kaplan

Level 19 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)

Total Entries: 428

Players Remaining: 55

Chip Average: 389,000 (39 big blinds)

Jack Duong

On back-to-back hands on Table 51, Jack Duong chipped up through James Kaplan.

On the first hand, Duong was sitting under the gun and raised to 17,000, getting a call from Kaplan in the small blind and Jeff Gross in the big blind.

The three players saw a flop of J♠ 10♣ 2♦. Duong bet 25,000 after the blinds checked. Kaplan made the call and Gross folded.

Both players checked the 8♣ on the turn, bringing the 2♣ on the river.

Kaplan bet 35,000 from the small blind and Duong raised to 75,000. Kaplan made the call with 10♠ 8♠, but Duong had a better two pair with A♠ A♣.

On the following hand, Kaplan raised to 16,000 pre-flop from the button and Duong made the call from the big blind.

Duong checked the 4♠ 3♠ 2♦ flop, allowing Kaplan to bet 30,000 before raising to 75,000, which Kaplan called.

Duong threw out a huge bet after the 2♣ on the turn, causing Kaplan to fold.

All told, Duong took 208,000 from Kaplan in the two hands.