Championship Day 1B: Long Break Hand

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 100/200

Carlos Loving (left) and Jason Lucas (right) play deep into the break
Carlos Loving (left) and Jason Lucas (right) play deep into the break

While preparing to walk the empty tables in search of chip leaders at the first break, we noticed some of them still standing around Table 45. They were halfway into the 10-minute break as a few wandered away.

We showed up in time to see the dealer chopping up a pot between Carlos Loving and Jason Lucas. It seems the two were doing some deep pondering and both holding the same hand.

Loving’s JhTh turned a straight just like Lucas’ JdTc with the board reading 9h8s4d7d. The paired river 8c might have made things a little more interesting but their only reward was a shorter break.