Level 16: 4,000/8,000/8,000
Entries: 96/579
Jack Semple opened to 16,000 from the Lo-jack. Seated in the Big Blind, Gerard Walsh was the sole caller.
The flop came . Walsh checked, and in a heartbeat, Semple forced his opponent all in for 230,000. Walsh was not 100 % comfortable, but eventually, he made the call.
Jack Semple:
Gerard Walsh:
Perhaps this was the biggest pot of the tournament so far; they were both fairly big stacks, but with the levels being only 20 minutes long, one must be aggressive and take risks in order to bag a decent stack for Day 2.
The board completed with , meaning Walsh was eliminated right before the third break of the day.
Jack Semple: 520,000
Gerard Walsh: 0
Buster heter Gerard Walsh