$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 12: Blinds 1k/2k/300 ante

Before the blinds went up:

The board showed and the player in seat 2 was all-in for 36,600 and his tournament life.  There were 21 players remaining, just three from the money.

Don Lyerly (Wesley Chapel, FL) tanked for a couple of minutes, considering whether or not he could call off about a third of his stack on an paired board with an Ace and straight and flush possibilities.  He eventually made the call, showing pocket Kings.

“Good call” said his opponent, who showed KQ offsuit before getting up to leave.

With that pot, Don chipped up to about 140k and the field dropped to 20 players, just two from the money.

Don Lyerly also gets the

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